Botox Can Help Excessive Sweating
Look calm and cool, even if you’re not. If your nerves give you away because of sweaty palms or underarms or you’re uncomfortable in your shoes because of sweaty feet, Botox can address excessive sweating.
If you have an issue with excessive sweating, you’re not alone. About 2-3% of Americans (approximately 7.8 million people) have a condition called hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating of underarms, palms, and soles of the feet. Ironically, if you sweat more because you’re nervous, you sweat even more because you’re worried about sweating. Fortunately, Botox saves the day.
Hyperhidrosis is caused by overactive sweat glands under the skin. And yes, Botox is well known for helping decrease facial wrinkles but it’s also key to helping lessen excessive sweating. Treatment takes no more than 20 minutes, and the effect lasts anywhere from 4-10 months.
What to expect from a Botox appointment for excessive sweating
First, we ice the area for comfort. Next, we inject Botox into the area with several pinpoint pricks, resulting in about an 85% decrease in sweating.
Average Botox doses for excessive sweating
- Hands: 40 units per hand
- Underarms: 50 units per underarm
- Soles of feet: 50 units per foot
How long does Botox last?
The anti-sweating effect kicks in 48-72 hours after injection and depending on the dose, may last up to 10 months.
Are there side effects?
Botox injections for excessive sweating produce little to no side effects.
You will see mild bumps, redness, and irritation for an hour or two after injection.
Be sure to avoid pressure on the injected area for four hours post injection.
A small percentage of people have reported mild muscle weakness at peak potency (two weeks post injection).