You may have heard that Botox helps reduce the signs of aging and stops you from having wrinkles but it is also an effective sweating treatment for the many people that suffer from excessive sweating otherwise known as hyperhidrosis.
Botox (Botulinum toxin type A) has been used since the early 1980's to treat a number of medical conditions. These include Bell's palsy, facial muscle spasms and heavy migraines, but what we are interested here is Botox as a sweating treatment.
The Food and Drink Administration (FDA) approve botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis affects four main areas of the body: underarms, face, hands and feet. Luckily for you Botox can successfully treat all these types of hyperhidrosis. However the FDA has not approved it for use in the hands and feet but many clinics still treat those areas with Botox. In order for use as a sweating treatment the nerves have to be blocked on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet because otherwise it would be too painful.
Many people (including you) constantly search for every possible way to reduce sweating such as antiperspirants, topical medications and have read absolutely everything on home remedies and what you need to do to stop excessive sweating. Once they have exhausted all other means, Botox is considered as an alternate treatment to surgery. It is a good choice to look into Botox as a sweating treatment because patients who have had Botox to stop sweating have noticed an 80% reduction in how much they sweat - remember you need to sweat a little as this is what keeps your body cool and if you didn't sweat at all you would probably need to get a sweating treatment for lack of sweat.
It is important to remember that to stop sweating permanently you will need to make sure that you reschedule 6 monthly appointments because Botox is not a permanent cure for the condition. Botox works by temporarily stopping the nerve messages that stimulate the sweat glands. This means that the sweat glands are not able to produce the excessive amounts of sweat and gives you what is called normal sweat production. After about six months though the nerve message system is restored and you will begin to sweat heavily again.
If you have done some research off line or over the Internet, you should know of a number of side effects caused by Botox as a sweating treatment. I have spoken to a number of dermatologists who treat patients with Botox for hyperhidrosis and they told me that there have been no long term side effects with respect to treatment, only short term ones and these are a bit of a give in - you may have a bit of swelling, redness and bruising at the injection site but this will usually disappear after about a week.
For the first consultation for sweating treatment you should book an appointment for at least an hour, maybe an hour and a half. The treatment does not take long at all but the dermatologist needs to do a number of tests to determine which area needs to be treated and this includes a starch and iodine test. You also may have a number of questions about the sweating treatment so the specialist will be able to answer these questions for you.
Botox (Botulinum toxin type A) has been used since the early 1980's to treat a number of medical conditions. These include Bell's palsy, facial muscle spasms and heavy migraines, but what we are interested here is Botox as a sweating treatment.
The Food and Drink Administration (FDA) approve botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis affects four main areas of the body: underarms, face, hands and feet. Luckily for you Botox can successfully treat all these types of hyperhidrosis. However the FDA has not approved it for use in the hands and feet but many clinics still treat those areas with Botox. In order for use as a sweating treatment the nerves have to be blocked on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet because otherwise it would be too painful.
Many people (including you) constantly search for every possible way to reduce sweating such as antiperspirants, topical medications and have read absolutely everything on home remedies and what you need to do to stop excessive sweating. Once they have exhausted all other means, Botox is considered as an alternate treatment to surgery. It is a good choice to look into Botox as a sweating treatment because patients who have had Botox to stop sweating have noticed an 80% reduction in how much they sweat - remember you need to sweat a little as this is what keeps your body cool and if you didn't sweat at all you would probably need to get a sweating treatment for lack of sweat.
It is important to remember that to stop sweating permanently you will need to make sure that you reschedule 6 monthly appointments because Botox is not a permanent cure for the condition. Botox works by temporarily stopping the nerve messages that stimulate the sweat glands. This means that the sweat glands are not able to produce the excessive amounts of sweat and gives you what is called normal sweat production. After about six months though the nerve message system is restored and you will begin to sweat heavily again.
If you have done some research off line or over the Internet, you should know of a number of side effects caused by Botox as a sweating treatment. I have spoken to a number of dermatologists who treat patients with Botox for hyperhidrosis and they told me that there have been no long term side effects with respect to treatment, only short term ones and these are a bit of a give in - you may have a bit of swelling, redness and bruising at the injection site but this will usually disappear after about a week.
For the first consultation for sweating treatment you should book an appointment for at least an hour, maybe an hour and a half. The treatment does not take long at all but the dermatologist needs to do a number of tests to determine which area needs to be treated and this includes a starch and iodine test. You also may have a number of questions about the sweating treatment so the specialist will be able to answer these questions for you.
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