Table 1.

The Demography of Patients Before Surgery.

Variables	Value
Study period	January 2009-May 2012
Number of patients	228
Male/female	98/130
Mean age, range	22 years (16-41years)
Family history	210 patients (92.11%)
Axillary hyperhidrosis	216 patients (94.74%)
Recurrence cases after laser treatment	6 patients (1 for unilateral surgery)
Recurrence cases after subcutaneous shaving	6 patients (2 for unilateral surgery)
Recurrence cases after liposuction–curettage	5 patients (3 for unilateral surgery)
Recurrence cases after mini-incisions for excision of tissue	2 patients (1 for unilateral surgery)
Mean follow-up period (standard deviation)	15 months (7.9)