In the 1990s, ETS surgery became a very popular choice for treating facial blushing. Just as for hand sweating, the second thoracic ganglion was cut or cauterized or clipped in treating facial blushing. Of course most surgeons no longer cut T-2 for hand sweating. Since the early 2000s, an increasing number of ETS surgeons no longer treat facial blushing with surgery. High rates of symptom re-occurrence and high rates of compensatory sweating made too many facial blushing patients regret having ETS surgery.
Some facial blushing before and after ETS surgery pictures from Dr. Lin's old website: |
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For more on facial blushing, see the Facial Blushing Forum.