Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for isolated facial blushing

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Peter B LichtHans K Pilegaard

Abstract

Facial blushing is one of the most peculiar of human expressions and has become a cardinal symptom of social phobia. The pathophysiology is unclear and the prevalence is unknown. Thoracoscopic sympathectomy may cure the symptom, but very few surgeons treat patients with isolated facial blushing. The literature is limited, and there are few long-term follow-up studies. A follow-up study by questionnaire in 180 consecutive patients who underwent thoracoscopic sympathectomy for isolated facial blushing at two Danish university hospitals during a 6-year period. Patients routinely underwent T2 sympathectomy at the university hospital in Aarhus (n = 101) and T2-T3 sympathectomy at the university hospital in Odense (n = 79). The questionnaire was returned by 96% of the patients after a median follow-up time of 20 months. Overall, 90% of the patients had some effect from the operation, and the result was excellent or satisfactory in 75%. There was no significant difference between the two extents of sympathectomy. Compensatory sweating occurred in 88% of all patients and was significantly more frequent after T2-T3 sympathectomy (p = 0.02) Ten percent of our patients regretted the operation because of side effects or no effect of the op...Continue Reading

References

Jan 1, 1996·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·E N YilmazJ A Rauwerda
Oct 1, 1996·Archives of Surgery·M C KaoJ C Tsai
Jun 26, 1998·The British Journal of Dermatology·C DrottG Göthberg
Sep 29, 1999·Behaviour Research and Therapy·S MulkensS M Bögels
May 20, 2000·The British Journal of Dermatology·P D Drummond
Jun 29, 2000·Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques·R ReisfeldA Pnini
Nov 9, 2000·Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part a·T S Lin, H Y Fang
Sep 21, 2001·European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery : the Official Journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery·A Z KhanD R Lewis
Jan 15, 2002·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Didier Lardinois, Hans Beat Ris
Jul 4, 2002·Journal of Vascular Surgery·Yasushi MatsumotoIkuko Kosugi
Dec 16, 2003·Clinical Autonomic Research : Official Journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society·Christoph NeumayerGeorg Bischof
Jul 29, 2004·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·David R StruttonPaul E Stang
Aug 7, 2004·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Do Hyung KimDoo Yun Lee
Feb 18, 2005·Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica·M G C CruvinelP Kux

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 28, 2013·Surgical Endoscopy·Tuomo Rantanen, Timo Telaranta
Jul 13, 2013·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Elisabeth BygstadVibeke E Hjortdal
Jul 31, 2012·Polski przeglad chirurgiczny·Tomasz J Stefaniak
Jan 1, 2005·Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery : MMCTS·Gaetano Rocco
Aug 26, 2014·Dermatologic Clinics·Eleni MoraitesSamantha Hill
May 29, 2012·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·Peter B LichtLars Ladegaard
Aug 13, 2011·La Presse médicale·Jean TignolBruno Aouizerzate
May 26, 2009·The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery·Hiroshi SugimuraYaron Shargall
Feb 24, 2009·Archivos de bronconeumología·Marco A Callejas
Jun 19, 2008·Thoracic Surgery Clinics·Yaron ShargallRobert A Zeldin
Jun 19, 2008·Thoracic Surgery Clinics·Benny WekslerManisha R Shende
Jun 19, 2008·Thoracic Surgery Clinics·Pascal Dumont
Jun 19, 2008·Thoracic Surgery Clinics·Peter B Licht, Hans K Pilegaard
Aug 24, 2013·International Journal of Dermatology·Emad GeddoaTrevor Rudrah Franco Paes
Apr 10, 2012·Actas dermo-sifiliográficas·M A CallejasJ M Peri
Apr 29, 2011·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·Robert J CerfolioMark J Krasna
Mar 27, 2010·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·Peter B LichtLars Ladegaard
Oct 23, 2010·The Journal of Dermatological Treatment·Norberto Santana-RodríguezM Dolores Fiuza-Pérez
Jul 1, 2015·Surgical Endoscopy·Moshe HashmonaiChristoph H Schick
May 11, 2016·The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery·Conor F HynesM Blair Marshall
Oct 4, 2016·Thoracic Surgery Clinics·Cliff P Connery
Oct 4, 2016·Thoracic Surgery Clinics·Smidfelt Kristian, Drott Christer
Jul 16, 2016·Medwave·Enrique Jadresic
Jan 1, 2007·Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery : MMCTS·Gaetano Rocco

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.

Related Papers

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Didier Lardinois, Hans Beat Ris
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
A AdairJ A Rennie
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved