Stop The Sweat

Some of you may be wondering about getting botulinum toxin injections for your hyperdrosis. Well I’ve found some interesting videos on Youtube that show you exactly how it is done.

These injections are most commonly used for axillary (underarm) hyperhidrosis. Unfortunately, many people are getting these injections when all they have is a normal amount of sweating and they don’t have hyperhidrosis – I personally don’t recommend injections in these cases.

They can also be done in other areas but this can be problematic, especially when injecting the hands (palmar hyperhidrosis). Use too much and it could seriously affect your ability to use your hands for several months.

Video 1 – Axillary Hyperhidrosis

In this video, a woman receives second session of Botox injections (botulinum toxin A a.k.a. BTX-A) after having received injections 7 months prior (apparently she had exhausted other treatments although no mention is made of iontophoresis). Remember that this is a promotional video so I would ignore the claims made at the beginning of the video and I also do not endorse this particular doctor or clinic.

He makes a claim that the botulinum toxin they are using is “the safest type of Botox available”. This is quite a sensational claim because there are others available (Dysport, Neuronox) and there is no evidence to suggest they are any less safe – in fact all three are likely to be very similar indeed!

The doctor makes around 20 injections under each arm. He mentions that after about 5 – 7 days there should be a decrease in sweating of over 90%.

Video 2 – Plantar Hyperhidrosis

In this video the sole of the foot is prepared with what may be anesthetic I am guessing. The doctor then proceeds to inject just below the surface of the skin. You can see that the injection sites are carefully spaced out.