Treatments for Excessive Sweating
BOTOX (Botulinum A) Injections
This is one of the biggest advances in the treatment of Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) in years.
How does it work?
With a simple treatment of Botox®, sweating in that area can stop. When BOTOX® is placed near the sweat glands the signals to sweat is stopped. It can take a few days or more to work but the results are dramatic. On average, there is over 80% decrease of sweat production in that area that lasts on average 7 months. Remarkably, up to a third of patients can go 1 year before they return for more. Therefore, you are treated once or maximally twice per year and don’t have to worry about constantly treating the area.
What areas can be treated with Botox®?
Underarms (axilla) are the most common and easiest place to administer Botox®. Often a simple solution is put on the skin to see the exact area a person sweats from and then Botox® in injected with tiny needles just under the skin. It is prepared on a way that some anesthetic is mixed with the Botox® to make it a relatively pain free treatment.
It takes only minutes to complete.
Hands
Hands also work very well with Botox®. Because the hands are a sensitive area it is common to have some anesthetic placed in the hands so that the injections are painless. Alternatively a vibration device can be used to make the treatment more comfortable.
Forehead
Botox® is extremely affective on this area of sweating. Most sweating occurs near the hair line and drips down the face. With a few simple injections this often very visible area of sweating can treated.
Feet (Plantar)
Feet, like the hands often require some anesthetic before treatment. It is not uncommon to find improvement of the feet after just the hands are treated. Although many people have a high level of satisfaction with treatment of the feet it can sometimes not be as predictable as the hands and underarms as to the degree of treatment success.