Table 4. Changes in hyperhidrosis disease severity scale (HDSS) immediate after completing the 10 times of treatment (week 2) and 1 week (week 3), 2 weeks (week 4), and 4 weeks (week 6) after completion of treatment.
| HDSS | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A (n=14) | Group B (n=13) | Group A (n=14) | Group B (n=13) | Group A (n=9) | Group B (n=1) | Group A (n=7) | Group B (n=0) | |
| Grade 3 improvement | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
| Grade 2 improvement | 5 (35.7) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (35.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) | - |
| Grade 1 improvement | 5 (35.7) | 3 (23.1) | 5 (35.7) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (44.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) | - |
| Unchanged | 3 (21.4) | 9 (69.2) | 3 (21.4) | 10 (76.9) | 2 (22.2) | 1 (100.0) | 5 (71.4) | - |
| Grade 1 worsening | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
| p-value* | 0.028 | 0.014 | Not available | Not available | ||||
Values are presented as number (%). Grade 1: my sweating is never noticeable and never interferes with my daily activities, grade 2: my sweating is tolerable but sometimes interferes with my daily activities, grade 3: my sweating is barely tolerable and frequently interferes with my daily activities, grade 4: my sweating is intolerable and always interferes with my daily activities. *Mann-Whitney test with Bonferroni correction.