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Excessive Sweating

Therapeutics

Excessive sweating (also known as Hyperhidrosis) affects both men and women and can become an embarrassing problem, affecting people’s lives in a myriad of negative ways.

Once sweating disrupts daily activities, such as the clothes you choose to wear, the way you travel to work, the environments in which you can speak publicly, it can become a significant burden. Botox® is the only neurotoxin that is approved for injection in the under arms to help reduce hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating so you can confidently and comfortably wear the clothes you want. Please note: private insurance often covers the cost of Botox®.

Excessive Sweating

Therapeutics

Excessive sweating (also known as Hyperhidrosis) affects both men and women and can become an embarrassing problem, affecting people’s lives in a myriad of negative ways.

Once sweating disrupts daily activities, such as the clothes you choose to wear, the way you travel to work, the environments in which you can speak publicly, it can become a significant burden. Botox® is the only neurotoxin that is approved for injection in the under arms to help reduce hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating so you can confidently and comfortably wear the clothes you want. Please note: private insurance often covers the cost of Botox®.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for frequent or excessive sweating. Sweating is the body’s natural cooling mechanism, but when the body produces more sweat than is necessary to cool the body, this is known as hyperhidrosis. Excessive sweating is most common on the forehead, palms of the hands, the soles of the feet and the underarms.

Sometimes there are underlying medical reasons why this may be happening, and we encourage all our patients to investigate these before deciding upon which treatment is most appropriate. Often there is no underlying cause identified and the condition is described as “Idiopathic” or “Primary”.

Botox® injections relax the tiny sweat glands located just under the skin. These sweat glands normally produce sweat, which then travels up the sweat duct and out through the pores onto the surface of the skin. With these sweat glands in a more relaxed state, they no longer over produce sweat and that excessive sweat is no longer seen or felt at the skin’s surface.

Sandra will have a short consultation with you to ensure which treatment is right for you. For treatment with Botox® injections, numbing cream is applied to the skin to make  the procedure more comfortable. The treatment itself takes around thirty minutes and involves having very small injections just under the skin in the affected areas.

The injections are relatively painless and can feel like a small sting. A numbing cream is applied beforehand to make the procedure more comfortable.

The main benefit of Botox® treatment is that the treatment is very straightforward and there are relatively few side effects which may include a little soreness in the area treated which quickly subsides. There is no down-time and patients can return to their daily activities immediately.

The treatment is usually very effective; resulting in an almost complete cessation of underarm sweating that can last up to six months from just one treatment session. It is important to note that Botox® injections for excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) is not a cure. Symptoms will eventually return and further treatments will be required.

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