A comparison of the brazilian and argentinian curetting cannulae for hyperhidrosis axillaris

A 45 year old Romanian female with a two year history of bilateral axillary hyperhidrosis underwent liposuction currettage dissection of the axillary sweat glands. Each axilla was demarcated with marking pen, and 1 or 2 entrance points delineated in the anterior axillary line. Entrance points were anesthetized and an oblique puncture wound made to allow a multi-port infiltrator to pass into the axillae. Tumescence with 200 cc of 0.2% lidocaine and epinephrine 1:300,000 was accomplished. The left axilla was curretted with the single opening, single projection Cassio cannula (Richter instruments, Sao Paulo, Brazil…