If you feel that you are having severe face blushing or spotting, you might be considering undergoing surgeries of different types to get rid of it. Before going for the surgery, keep one thing in mind: no matter which surgery you undergo, there are a lot of side effects and difficulties that one has to face before and after it, so going for a surgery should be your last option.
Physiological and psychological symptoms are usually managed differently, and most of the time the treatments are just what you require in order to get your extreme redness issue under control. It's a good idea for you to talk to your physician before attempting any treatments, due to the fact there could be dangerous side effects that could be a lot more embarrassing than your blushing problem.
After you have tried medicine or psychological treatments, there's only one more thing you can try. Surgery shouldn't even be considered unless everything you have tried has failed. Even in that case, you really must decide just how much the blushing problem is bothering you before you decide on surgery.
One of the solutions that you can try is called the Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy or ETS which is an invasive process that can treat extreme facial blushing. However, this process may cause injury or changes to your nerves. The sympathetic nerve is cut in order to prevent blood flow into the cheeks permanently.
Blushing problems may end through this process, however, blushing may still occur in other parts of the body such as in the neck. In some cases, surgeons would just pinch off the sympathetic nerve making the effects reversible.
All surgeries have side some effects associated with them, and there are some of them which have to be known. While some are minor or brief, others can be very long-lasting or even permanent. Of course, there are some of the usual form of impediments for example like blood loss and puffiness during and even in some cases after surgery. You might also grow some infections on opening sites, which is treated only through severe medications.
Another mostly mild side effect, but unquestionably something you may regret, is the chance of becoming intolerant to heat. This could cause you to faint or feel sick if you experience a hot day, so if you live somewhere warm, you probably want to reconsider having that surgery. ETS is commonly done to stop extreme palm sweating, but it can cause other body parts to sweat. This could also happen to blushing patients, who may get rid of the redness, but then end up with bad sweating on your back, chest and underarms, and it can be extremely severe. Plus, it's not the kind of sweating that anti-perspirants will control, and there may even be nothing that can control it. A few patients have said the surgery leads to Horner's Syndrome, which manifests with a sagging upper eyelid, a raised up lower eyelid, or constricted pupils. In a lot of cases, you will still have flushing on one side of the face. And that can't be fixed! Due to these facts, you should seriously think about the surgery before it is one.
A sympathectomy surgery is only done as a last resort, and even in that case, you have to be extremely certain. Make sure to do lots of research before you consider ETS as a possible cure. A lot of doctors will tell patients to try cognitive behavior therapy and hypnosis treatments in the beginning and then try using medication. You may also consider things like yoga, meditation, and exercise to keep the blushing from coming back. It's possible you could decide you can function and live even with the embarrassing facial blushing. However, if you decide to go through with the surgery, be certain to follow all the directions for before and after care before the surgery and then after it is done, be sure to enjoy your red-free features.
Physiological and psychological symptoms are usually managed differently, and most of the time the treatments are just what you require in order to get your extreme redness issue under control. It's a good idea for you to talk to your physician before attempting any treatments, due to the fact there could be dangerous side effects that could be a lot more embarrassing than your blushing problem.
After you have tried medicine or psychological treatments, there's only one more thing you can try. Surgery shouldn't even be considered unless everything you have tried has failed. Even in that case, you really must decide just how much the blushing problem is bothering you before you decide on surgery.
One of the solutions that you can try is called the Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy or ETS which is an invasive process that can treat extreme facial blushing. However, this process may cause injury or changes to your nerves. The sympathetic nerve is cut in order to prevent blood flow into the cheeks permanently.
Blushing problems may end through this process, however, blushing may still occur in other parts of the body such as in the neck. In some cases, surgeons would just pinch off the sympathetic nerve making the effects reversible.
All surgeries have side some effects associated with them, and there are some of them which have to be known. While some are minor or brief, others can be very long-lasting or even permanent. Of course, there are some of the usual form of impediments for example like blood loss and puffiness during and even in some cases after surgery. You might also grow some infections on opening sites, which is treated only through severe medications.
Another mostly mild side effect, but unquestionably something you may regret, is the chance of becoming intolerant to heat. This could cause you to faint or feel sick if you experience a hot day, so if you live somewhere warm, you probably want to reconsider having that surgery. ETS is commonly done to stop extreme palm sweating, but it can cause other body parts to sweat. This could also happen to blushing patients, who may get rid of the redness, but then end up with bad sweating on your back, chest and underarms, and it can be extremely severe. Plus, it's not the kind of sweating that anti-perspirants will control, and there may even be nothing that can control it. A few patients have said the surgery leads to Horner's Syndrome, which manifests with a sagging upper eyelid, a raised up lower eyelid, or constricted pupils. In a lot of cases, you will still have flushing on one side of the face. And that can't be fixed! Due to these facts, you should seriously think about the surgery before it is one.
A sympathectomy surgery is only done as a last resort, and even in that case, you have to be extremely certain. Make sure to do lots of research before you consider ETS as a possible cure. A lot of doctors will tell patients to try cognitive behavior therapy and hypnosis treatments in the beginning and then try using medication. You may also consider things like yoga, meditation, and exercise to keep the blushing from coming back. It's possible you could decide you can function and live even with the embarrassing facial blushing. However, if you decide to go through with the surgery, be certain to follow all the directions for before and after care before the surgery and then after it is done, be sure to enjoy your red-free features.
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Editor Terry Brennan runs Treatments For Blushing, featuring medical information about ETS plus ways to reduce blushing.
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