Who is suitable for botox® injections for excess sweating ?
These injections are suitable if you suffer from excess sweating in the armpits, forehead, hands or feet.
How is the treatment carried out ?
The treatment is carried out using local anesthetic cream to numb the area. It is useful to apply this an hour before treatment after showering. It may be more convenient for you to do this at home before arriving in the clinic.
At the time of the injections the area is cleaned with antiseptic solution. The injections are administered in a grid like manner and therefore there will be a sensation of multiple small pinpricks which you should not be painful if the local anaesthetic cream has been applied effectively.
After the treatment the area is cleaned again . The whole treatment may take 30 minutes in total.
What is the aftercare ?
You simply need to avoid exercise for 48 hours and must not excessively rub or massage the area of injections. The ani-sweating effect does not occur immediately and will slowly begin to work over a period of 5 to 7 days.
What are the risks of treatment ?
The risks of botox® for underarm sweating is minimal . It is extremely rare for the botox to cause any weakness of the muscles since the injections are administered just into the skin in an area away from underlying muscles.
Occasionally injections are used for forehead and facial sweating and in these situations the muscles may also be weakened and under rare circumstances can cause a temporary droop. However, such situations are usually avoidable.
There may be some redness in the area temporarily but bruising is unlikely.
You should not be pregnant since the effect of the injections is unknown during pregnancy
There may be a failure or very shortlived antisweating response in some individuals who have extreme hyperhidrosis. In this situation it is possible to try higher doses or consider other options such as surgery.,