The technology is very new in the United States, and it is currently used primarily for diagnostic procedures. While laparoscopy usually requires general anesthesia, microlaparoscopy may be able to be done with a local anesthetic and sedation. And as the name implies, pinhole surgery offers even smaller incisions than are commonly found today with laparoscopy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy removal of the gallbladder is one of the oldest and most frequently performed videosurgeries today. It is the procedure that introduced many American surgeons to the advances that had been made in videosurgery.
Excessive perspiration can occur in the hands, the underarms, the feet, the trunk, or the face.
The condition is called hyperhidrosis, and it is caused by a highly overcharged sympathetic nervous system. It can be treated with non-surgical remedies. However, these antiperspirants, medications, and electrical treatments are all temporary options that often are expensive and may have side effects. A permanent minimally invasive surgery for hyperhidrosis is called thoracoscopic sympathectomy. By removing certain ganglion of the sympathetic nerve chain, the nerve impulses sent to sweat glands are interrupted.