What is body odor?

Body odor, body odor can also be called armpit odor, medically known as dyshidrosis, which means that the secreted sweat has a special odor or the sweat is decomposed to produce an odor. ?

01 Causes of body odor

Human sweat glands are divided into two types. One is the eccrine gland, which accounts for about 90%. The sweat is very thin and generally odorless.

However, in the case of excessive sweating, the sweat is decomposed by parasitic bacteria on the surface of the skin, releasing substances such as fatty acids with special odors. Substances such as garlic and arsenic are excreted from the small sweat glands, which can produce odor.

The other type is the apocrine sweat glands, which are concentrated in the armpits, crotch, areola, and external auditory canal. The sweat discharged contains various proteins and fatty acids, which are related to body odor.

The secretions of apocrine glands are inherently odorless. After the secretions are decomposed into bacteria on the body surface, various unsaturated fatty acids will be produced, giving off a smell.

There is also a genetic reason for body odor.

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Symptoms of body odor

1. I hate the smell

It is different from sweat odor, it has a particularly pungent smell. There are three retreating smells.

2. There is secretion

People with body odor sweat secretions, the sweat is sticky, there is white secretion or light yellow secretion, and the underwear has a peculiar smell, usually in the form of yellow.

3. Ear canal symptoms

People with body odor have moisture or stickiness in their ear canals. Earwax is usually a yellow, soft, thin and sticky greasy object. This is mainly It is caused by excessive secretion of apocrine glands in the skin of the external auditory canal.

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Effects of body odor

1. Excessive sweating, bacteria multiply vigorously, decompose the organic matter in the sweat, and have an unpleasant smell. At this time, some bacteria come to visit, which can easily cause various skin diseases.

2. In addition, body odor can give patients a sense of inferiority and affect their work and life.

3. The most important harm of body odor is affecting the next generation. The probability of abnormal body odor is very high, so it is important to treat the problem of body odor in time when it is discovered.

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Treatment methods

1. Minimally invasive removal of apocrine glands

Apocrine glands are distributed in large numbers under the armpits, and the resection is performed locally Performed under anesthesia, the source of body odor can be cut off and body odor can be avoided forever.

The postoperative wound requires a recovery period of 1 to 2 weeks. During this period, just avoid strenuous stretching of the arm.

2. Traceless ablation of underarm odor

A small incision is made on the outside of the armpit, and the source of the apocrine glands can be correctly located while the entire process can be seen. By correctly locating the apocrine glands and carefully separating them, the whole process is minimally invasive and painless, natural and without traces. If you follow the treatment, you can bid farewell to armpit odor.

3. Remove botulinum toxin and body odor

Botulinum toxin can remove wrinkles and treat body odor. Let the smell of the armpits disappear from the "very smelly" armpits, and the armpits will be much drier than usual.

Botulinum toxin’s main effect is to reduce sweat odor (underarm odor) by treating armpit odor and reducing sweat gland secretion. Plus, Botox injections are safe and convenient, and the treatment is becoming more and more popular!