Botulinum toxin
TREATMENTS. Medication: Certain medicines may prevent excessive sweating: 1  These are prescribed for certain types of hyperhidrosis, such as excessive sweating of the face. 2  Medicines have side effects and are not right for everyone. 2. Botulinum toxin: Another treatment option for heavy sweating is injections of botulinum toxin A (Botox), the same medicine used for wrinkles. Botox is FDA-approved for treating excessive sweating of the underarms, but some doctors may also use it on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Botox works by preventing the release of a chemical that signals the sweat glands to activate. 4. Surgery: You may have seen plastic surgeons advertising surgical procedures for excessive sweating. Surgery is only recommended for people with severe hyperhidrosis that hasn't responded to other treatments. During surgery, the doctor may cut, scrape, or suction out the sweat glands. Excessive sweating can sometimes be treated with prescription antiperspirants containing aluminum chloride, anticholinergic medications such as glycopyrrolate (Robinul), or with botulinum toxin (Botox) injections. Medications. Drugs used to treat hyperhidrosis include: 1  Prescription antiperspirant. 2  Your doctor may prescribe an antiperspirant with aluminum chloride (Drysol, Xerac Ac) as the first line of treatment. 3  This product can cause skin and eye irritation. 4  It's usually applied to the affected skin before you go to bed. Hyperhidrosis (hi-pur-hi-DROE-sis) is abnormally excessive sweating that's not necessarily related to higher temperatures or exercise. You may sweat so much that it soaks through your clothes or drips off your hands. Besides disrupting normal daily activities, hyperhidrosis can cause social anxiety and embarrassment. Typically, doctors at the Center for Sweat Disorders will recommend the use of topical or oral medications to begin treating hyperhidrosis. Of course, if your symptoms are intolerable, or you have already tried oral medications, our doctors may recommend other treatments as well. Botox: Botulinum toxin type A (Botox) is used to treat severe underarm sweating. 1  Injections are used for the underarms, feet, hands, or face and head. 2  Side effects include injection-site pain and flu-like symptoms. 3  Botox used for sweating of the palms can cause mild, but short-term weakness and intense pain.
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