What should I do if my son has body odor?

Parents whose children suffer from body odor are actually worried that the disease will be passed on to their next generation. If your son suffers from body odor, parents should also take appropriate measures to avoid the impact of body odor on the child's mental health. Generally, children will not show more obvious symptoms until they are around 12 years old, and the harm caused by body odor to children may include psychological illness and affect their lives.

【The onset period of body odor】

The onset of axillary odor mostly occurs after puberty, mostly in women, and the severity of the odor varies. Females aged 13, 14 to 18, 19 years old,

Males develop the disease at the age of 14, 15 to 20, 21, while females develop it slightly earlier than males. The disease is usually first discovered by the individual or family members, and is more common in the summer. The odor is worst in summer, and patients with milder symptoms sometimes have left-right differences. Patients with axillary odor usually suffer from the disease until around 40 to 50 years old, after which the apocrine sweat glands generally atrophy on their own and the odor is significantly reduced.

【The harm caused by body odor】

1. Patients with body odor often suffer from some psychological illnesses: abnormal anxiety, depression and despair, long-term rage, and severe insomnia.

2. The pungent smell of body odor will seriously affect the patient's interpersonal relationships (including marriage and career), forming a withdrawn and low-self-esteem personality.

3. The most important harm of body odor is that it will affect the next generation. The probability of abnormal body odor is very high, so it is crucial to treat the body odor problem immediately when it is discovered.

There are several situations for reference when dealing with underarm odor in 12-year-old children:

1. If the symptoms of axillary odor are very severe, surgical treatment is required. In severe cases, drug treatment is less effective. Severe odor can easily cause psychological burden on children and is not conducive to their healthy growth. I have treated several patients with axillary odor aged 8-13 years old, and the results were quite good.

2. If the symptoms are mild and you do not want surgery at the moment, you can consider using medications, such as Xishilan, antiperspirant, Banyueqing, etc., which can temporarily relieve the symptoms, but cannot cure the disease. If you want a cure, you still have to have surgery. The recurrence rate of laser treatment is high.

3. The most appropriate time for surgery: when the armpit hair grows fully, the outline of the armpit hair is clear, and the surgical boundaries are clearly marked during surgery. It is not absolutely related to age. For very experienced doctors, it is relatively easy to cure the underarm odor of children around 10 years old, but it is best to wait until the child is a little older before performing the surgery.