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Botulinum toxin injections

Botulinum toxin injections
Botulinum toxin injections

Your dermatologist might inject a weak kind of such medicine into your underarms. To cure excessive sweating, a patient will require having very small amounts injected in several areas of the underarms. When doing properly, patients have little discomfort or pain.

Uses: Armpits

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approves such treatment for the armpits. Finding from a few research studies recommend that such treatment might be beneficial for other areas of your body. It might aid a post-menopausal woman who sweats extremely on the head. It might be beneficial for extreme sweating that impacts the feet and hands.

How it performs: These injections block a chemical temporarily in the body that triggers the sweat glands. Many patients notice results four to five days after having treatment.

Lowered sweating lasts almost four to six months and sometimes for a long time. When the extreme sweating returns, you might be cured.

Side effects: The most occurring one is muscle weakness temporarily that might occur when this is injected into hands.