Facial Flushing
It is a condition that brings along physical and emotional repercussions.
Facial flushing is not a disease, but a physiological phenomenon caused by the sympathetic nervous system, which occurs normally, for example, when it is hot or when exercising; it is usually accompanied by facial sweating and sweating of the rest of the body.
Sometimes this phenomenon can occur in a very noticeable and uncontrollable manner in situations that are uncomfortable for the patient, to the point of generating psychological problems or personal interaction problems in the work, emotional and social areas.
Same way as the problem of hyperhidrosis, this disorder can be cured with a minimally invasive surgical procedure, which consists of interrupting the sympathetic nerve, just in the branch that goes to the face, by means of a 4-millimeter clip on each side of the thorax.
The procedure is performed through outpatient surgery and presents excellent and immediate results. Although extremely rare, there are side effects of this intervention; the most serious is Horner's Syndrome, which is characterized by drooping of the eyelid, decrease in the caliber of the pupil and dryness of the eye. However, thanks to the clipping technique for the cancellation of the nerve that goes to the face, used in our Institute, the probability of this complication is very low, because there is no damage to the stellate ganglion, which is the cause of this syndrome.
Our experience as an Institute in the treatment of Facial Flushing is widely documented in medical press articles worldwide, as well as in different papers presented at international conferences and forums.
