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Treatment Options |
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| There are a number of options for managing
hyperhidrosis. These range from topical preparations to surgery.
There is no single "right" way to treat hyperhidrosis. Everyone is
different. If you have hyperhidrosis, you and your doctor need to
discuss the option that best suits your situation. |
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Focal injections: interrupting the signal from the
nerve to the sweat glands. |
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Topical treatments: applying aluminum chloride
hexahydrate. |
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Oral medications: treating the underlying
conditions. |
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Iontophoresis: applying low-intensity electric
current to affected areas. |
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Surgery: severing the nerves that cause excess
sweating. |
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BOTOX®
is highly effective. |
| BOTOX®
is an effective way to treat excessive sweating. In one study of
excessive underarm sweating, 95% of patients responded to the
treatment with an average reduction in sweating of 83% in one week. |
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| Plus, the effect is long lasting. On average,
each treatment will effectively reduce sweating for seven months.
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| BOTOX®
is the only prescription medicine approved by Health Canada for the
treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis - which means it is deemed safe
and effective when used correctly by a specially trained doctor. |
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| BOTOX®
is also safe |
| BOTOX®
is very safe. For the treatment of excessive underarm sweating, the
only drug-related side effect is a perceived increase in sweating in
other parts of the body, which happens in only 4.5% of cases. |
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What does a BOTOX®
treatment involve? |
| The procedure is simple. A small
amount of the drug is injected intradermally to the affected area
using a very find needle. That means the needle is placed just under
the skin and the discomfort is, therefore, quite minimal. You may
also opt for some local anaesthetic cream if you are concerned about
needles. |
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| BOTOX®
works by blocking the chemical signal from the nerve to the target
tissue, which in the case of hyperhidrosis is the sweat gland. As
the overactive nerve no longer stimulates the sweat gland, the
sweating stops. Since the drug only works in the area where it is
injected, sweat glands in other parts of the body function normally.
There is no risk of getting overheated. |
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| You should notice a significant
reduction of sweating in the treated areas within a week of your
treatment. |
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