Primary frontal hyperhidrosis successfully treated with low doses of botulinum toxin A as a useful alternative to surgical treatment

Norberto Santana-RodríguezInstituto Canario de Medicina Avanzada (ICMA), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain;Servicio de Aparato Respiratorio, Hospital Clínica San Roque, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]

Bernardino Clavo-VarasInstituto Canario de Medicina Avanzada (ICMA), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Miguel Ángel Ponce-GonzÁlezInstituto Canario de Medicina Avanzada (ICMA), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain;Servicio de Aparato Respiratorio, Hospital Clínica San Roque, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

José Ramón Jarabo-SarcedaUnidad de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid, Spain

David Pérez-AlonsoInstituto Canario de Medicina Avanzada (ICMA), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain;Servicio de Aparato Respiratorio, Hospital Clínica San Roque, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

José Antonio Ruiz-CaballeroInstituto Canario de Medicina Avanzada (ICMA), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Vicente Olmo-QuintanaInstituto Canario de Medicina Avanzada (ICMA), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Nagib Atallah yordiDepartment of Arthroscopic and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Al Noor Hospital, Abu Dhabi/United Arab Emirates

M. Dolores Fiuza-PérezMetodología de la Investigación, Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín, Spain

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