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To evaluate which method is the best, the short- and particularly the long-term results must be compared. A series is presented of 170 upper thoracic sympathectomies by the supraclavicular approach performed on 85 patients with palmar hyperhidrosis. Follow-up for a mean of 8\u00b73 years was obtained on 124 operated limbs. The immediate failure rate for relief from hyperhidrosis was 2\u00b74 per cent and hyperhidrosis recurred in another 4\u00b71 per cent of limbs after a period of between 2 and 18 months. Thirteen per cent of patients were dissatisfied with the results of operation, one because of persisting vasomotor rhinitis, two because of Horner's syndrome and five because of persisting or recurrent hyperhidrosis. Satisfactory results in approximately 87 per cent of cases make the operation rewarding. 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