Does Botox for sweating treat underarm sweating?

Underarm sweating, also called axillary hyperhidrosis, is sweating that is more than the body needs for cooling and can interfere with clothing, work, or social activities. After examining the skin and discussing your history, a clinician may place several small injections across the underarm area. The medicine acts locally on nerves that signal sweat glands.

It does not remove the sweat glands and does not treat sweating in other body regions. The underarms may gradually become sweaty again as nerve activity returns. Results and suitability vary with the severity, skin condition, medicines, and other health factors.

Describe how often your underarms become wet, whether sweating stains clothes, and whether symptoms began in childhood or later. Mention treatments you have tried, skin irritation, pregnancy, breastfeeding, nerve or muscle disorders, and medicines. A clinician may recommend an antiperspirant or another treatment before injections, or combine approaches when appropriate.

Ask about avoiding deodorant or shaving around the appointment, the injection plan, temporary tenderness or bruising, and aftercare. Have the procedure performed by a qualified medical professional.

Get medical advice if underarm sweating is new, occurs during sleep, affects other areas unexpectedly, or comes with fever, weight change, chest pain, breathlessness, fainting, or a racing heartbeat. Contact a clinician for a painful rash, spreading redness, or drainage in the underarm before considering injections.

Ask whether your symptoms meet the pattern of underarm hyperhidrosis, whether botulinum toxin is suitable, and what alternatives are available. Ask how the treated area will be mapped, what aftercare is needed, and when persistent or returning sweating should be reviewed.