“…infection, superficial skin erosions, paresthesiae, ecchymoses, hematomas, seromas, fibrotic bands, skin retractions) [107,108] High recurrence rate (up to 23.8% by 6 mo) [107,[109][110][111] Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy Destroys T2 and or T3 sympathetic ganglia via excision, radiofrequency, or electrocautery ablation, [112,113] or ganglion clamping [112,114] Palmar, facial, axillary Satisfactory control of sweating in up to 98%, [115] 83%, [116] and 63% [115] of patients with palmar, facial, and isolated axillary HH, respectively Moderate risk of recurrence (up to 8.8%) [117] Compensatory HH in 52.3%: subjective and objectively measurable increases in sweating in areas other than those made dry by sympathectomy [118] Compensatory HH begins 2-8 wk following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy, may progress, and does not improve over time; it most commonly affects the back, chest, abdomen, and lower limbs High rate of patient dissatisfaction (up to 11.5%), [117] most commonly due to compensatory HH [119][120][121] Other complications include excessively dry hands, gustatory sweating, phantom sweating, Horner syndrome, neuropathic complications, and perioperative complications (e.g. pneumothorax, cardiac arrest) N A = not applicable.…”