Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis)

Excessive sweating of the axillas, palms and soles, can create a major social problem.

Indications

• Excessive localized sweating of palms
• Excessive sweating in armpits

Contra-indicated

• Breastfeeding and pregnancy
• Musicians, typists, surgeons

Procedure

• Dr marks exact sweating site with Iodine and starch
• Inject diluted botox
• Painful but tolerable

Results to be expected

• Will stop sweating for 3-6 months

Botox for sweaty armpits

• When antiperspirants fail to control excessive sweating
• Advised once a year before summer
• The true area of sweating is demarcated
• Botox is injected into the skin
• Injections are painful, but tolerable
• 80% reduction of sweat after 1 week
• Long lasting relief: 6 months

Botox injections into the hands and feet

• An alternative to iontophoresis
• Sweating areas on the hands and feet is fdemarcated
• On average 50 units of Botox is used per hand.
• Improvement occurs within a week
• Long lasting relief: 3 -7 months.