Hyperhidrosis Treatment with Botox
Botox injections treat overactive sweat glands to reduce excessive sweating in underarms, hands or feet.
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What Botox for Underarm Sweating Does
Hyperhidrosis means you sweat far more than your body needs to. Botox is FDA approved for severe underarm sweating in adults when antiperspirants have not controlled it. Your provider places 10 to 15 small injections in each underarm, and treatment can reduce underarm sweating for months.
In one of the studies behind that approval, 91% of people treated with Botox had their underarm sweat cut at least in half four weeks later, compared with 36% on a placebo. In another, the effect lasted a median of 201 days, about six and a half months; results vary from person to person. Dysport and Xeomin, also on our price list, are not FDA approved for sweating and are used off-label.
Life After Underarm Botox
Drier Shirts
Less sweat can mean fewer dark patches and less worry about what you wear.
Confident at Work and on Dates
Raise your hand, hug a friend or take off your jacket with less worry about your underarms.
When Antiperspirant Isn’t Enough
Botox is approved for exactly this: severe underarm sweating that antiperspirants have not controlled. Both underarms are treated in one visit, and results can last for months.
How the Treatment Goes
Book a 20-minute visit
10 to 15 small injections in each underarm
Less sweat usually within 2 to 4 days, the full effect within about two weeks
How Botox Stops the Sweat
Nerves switch on your sweat glands with a chemical signal. Botox blocks that signal in the treated skin, so the glands there make much less sweat. The effect wears off slowly, and when you notice the sweat coming back, you can be treated again.
FAQ
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Does it hurt?
You feel a series of quick pinches as your provider places 10 to 15 small injections just under the skin of each underarm with a very fine needle. Afterward you may have some soreness or small spots of bleeding where the needle went in; these were among the side effects most often reported in the studies.
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How soon does it work?
Most people notice less sweat about 2 to 4 days after treatment, and the full effect usually develops within two weeks. Planning for summer or an event? Book at least two weeks ahead.
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How long does it last?
In one of the studies behind its FDA approval, the effect lasted a median of 201 days, about six and a half months. Some people get less time and some get more. When you notice the sweat returning, book another visit.
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Will I sweat more somewhere else?
Some people do notice it. In the FDA studies, sweating in other areas was among the side effects reported by 3 to 10% of people. The International Hyperhidrosis Society says compensatory sweating, sweating on other parts of the body that is common after sweat-nerve surgery, has not been found to be a concern with Botox. Tell your provider if you notice a change.
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Is Botox FDA approved for sweating?
For the underarms, yes. In 2004 the FDA approved Botox for severe underarm sweating (primary axillary hyperhidrosis) in adults when topical treatments such as prescription-strength antiperspirants have not controlled it. Dysport and Xeomin are not FDA approved for sweating and are used off-label.
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How much does it cost, and does insurance cover it?
Each option on the price list above treats both underarms in one visit. We do not bill insurance.
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