From: Helping Hands on
ETS or Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy is an operation that is
performed on people who suffer from severe flushing of the face,
Rosacea or certain forms of anxiety. But if this is something that you
are considering then be warned as the picture is not quite as
idealistic as you might hope nor think.

Although some "experts" recommend such drastic measures to reduce or
eliminate people's suffering there has recently been much
documentation on the negative after side effects after having ETS
surgery performed.

Such side effects include compensatory sweating - where you actually
begin to experience excessive sweating in other parts of the body that
you previously didn't seem to have a problem with. This is common and
when you think about it - it's simply a way of the body trying to do
its job via other methods considering the natural method has been
'tampered' with. Other side effects are Horner's Syndrome where
drooping eyelids, sunken eyes, imbalance in the sweating distribution
across the face (from one side to the other) blood shot problems and
even pigmentation problems that can be seen to have an effect on one
or both of the eyes. People have also reported Neurotis and Neuralgia
which are both problems associated with painful or inflames peripheral
nerve endings - mainly in the face and spinal chord. It doesn't end
there though; other well known side effects are -

Decreased heart rate (which has a detrimental effect on our physical
well being - particularly when exercising)
Dry and flaky facial skin
Pneumothorax - accumulation of air gas in the pelvis which can lead to
disease
Hemothorax - accumulation of blood in the chest

So, it's clear to see that the side effects of such drastic surgery
could potentially lead to far worse conditions than of the problems
you are currently experiencing.

Of course there are certain cases where people are experiences such
severe discomfort or even out right pain that such a surgical
procedure is deemed necessary and therefore ETS is a plausible option.

However, if you are experiencing blushing or redness as a result of
psychological or lifestyle causes then you should seriously think
twice before going under the knife.

There are many theories for a blushing free life. I can only hope you
are not led to the ones that cost you more time, pain and discomfort
than the original problem of blushing itself. Instead, I would
encourage you to visit http://www.facialredness.co.uk and see how you
can block out and stop facial blushing for good with my unique system
before the spiral goes too far.