Does microwave sweat gland treatment treat underarm sweating?

Underarm sweating, also called axillary hyperhidrosis, can continue even when the body does not need cooling. This treatment is designed for the armpit area, where sweat glands contribute to moisture and odour. Energy is delivered through an applicator placed against the skin, with cooling used to help protect the surface while the deeper target is treated. The aim is to reduce activity from selected sweat glands, not to treat every cause of sweating throughout the body. Results and suitability vary, and a consultation is needed to check the skin, symptoms, medicines, and other possible causes.

Arrange an assessment with a qualified dermatology or aesthetic clinician. Describe when sweating occurs, whether it affects both underarms, and how it interferes with clothing, work, sleep, or social activities. Ask whether your pattern fits primary underarm hyperhidrosis and whether microwave treatment is appropriate for your skin. Follow preparation and aftercare instructions, including advice about heat, friction, deodorant, and activity while the area settles. Do not treat irritated, infected, or recently injured skin without medical guidance.

Seek medical advice promptly if sweating starts suddenly, occurs mainly during sleep, affects the whole body, or comes with fever, chest discomfort, breathlessness, faintness, unexplained weight change, or a racing heartbeat. A clinician should also assess new sweating after a medicine change or when the underarm skin becomes increasingly painful, red, swollen, or draining. These features may need evaluation before any cosmetic or device-based treatment.

Ask which sweat glands are targeted, how the underarm area is protected, what sensations and recovery to expect, and how the treatment fits with antiperspirants, medicines, or injections. Ask how improvement will be assessed and what to do if sweating continues or returns.