About rebuild sweat glands under the armpit

I have body odour.Five years ago,I ever had a surgery which sucking out the sweat glands under my armpits,but the effect only last half a year.Then I had another sugery which removing a triangular area of skin in the apex of my armpit but my body odour became much worse.In winter my head emit the bad smell.

I guess maybe as the sweat glands under my armpits were removed,other parts of my body,such as head,pubes,skin,take its responsibility of sweating.So all over my body smell bad.

Can I rebuild my sweat glands under the armpit?

If something can be injected into my armpit to take the responsibility of sweat glands,I can recover to before when I didn't have the surgeries.

Could anybody help me?Thanks very much.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Bad odor is mostly of sweat which may be seen in anxiety, obesity, allergies, eczema, psoriasis, synthetic fibers and warm temperatures. It is also seen in excessive sweating or hyperhydrosis. Hyperhydrosis may be primary (without known cause and usually starts during childhood or adolescence and persists all life) or secondary (as part of an underlying condition like Hyperthyroidism or similar endocrine diseases and dermatological conditions like eczema, psoriasis).

I think getting a thyroid profile tested in the lab may help and also please consult a dermatologist to find out the confirmatory diagnosis as treatment depends on the same.
I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing. Kind regards.

[rookit]

Thanks very much.

My trouble is after the surgery my body odour became much worse.So I want to know if I can recover to before not having the surgery which removed the sweat glands and skin under my armpit.

I'll go to see doctor next Monday. Hope I can get some help.