Does microwave sweat gland treatment help with excessive sweating?

The treatment delivers controlled microwave energy to the underarm area. Heat is directed at the layer containing many sweat glands, while cooling helps protect the skin surface. Reducing sweat glands in that area may lessen underarm moisture and odour. It does not treat sweating from every body region or address a medical cause of generalised sweating.

Possible short-term effects include tenderness, swelling, altered sensation, bruising, small areas of firmness, or temporary difficulty lifting the arm comfortably. The clinician should discuss skin type, underarm anatomy, previous procedures, implanted devices, and whether another condition or medicine may be contributing to sweating.

Describe when sweating began, which areas are affected, whether it occurs during sleep, and how it affects daily activities. A sudden change, night sweating, or sweating with other symptoms may need medical assessment before a local underarm procedure.

Follow instructions about shaving, deodorant, pain relief, and the recovery period. Keep the area clean, avoid rubbing and strenuous upper-body activity for the advised time, and use cool packs only as directed. Contact the provider before taking a new medicine for post-treatment discomfort.

Seek prompt medical help for chest pain, fainting, severe weakness, confusion, or sweating with breathlessness. After treatment, contact the clinic for worsening swelling, severe pain, spreading redness, drainage, fever, skin breakdown, or persistent numbness. New widespread sweating or sweating during sleep also deserves a medical review.

Ask whether your sweating is localised and suitable for this treatment, how the energy is targeted, what sensations and recovery to expect, and which side effects need review. Discuss other options, likely effect on odour, and what happens if symptoms continue.