Does microwave sweat gland treatment treat hyperhidrosis?

Hyperhidrosis means sweating is greater than the body needs for cooling. It can affect the underarms, hands, feet, face, or other areas. Microwave sweat gland treatment is focused on the underarms rather than the whole body. An applicator delivers energy to a planned depth while cooling helps protect the skin surface. The intended effect is reduced activity from selected sweat glands in the treated zone. It cannot address sweating in untreated areas, and the cause of sweating still matters when choosing care. A clinician should review your pattern and medical history first.

Note the locations, triggers, timing, and impact of your sweating, including whether it happens during sleep or began after a medicine change. During consultation, discuss antiperspirants, prescription options, injections, and device treatment in the context of your symptoms. Ask how the underarm skin will be examined and protected. Follow instructions about washing, deodorant, exercise, heat, and clothing after treatment. Do not apply energy to inflamed or broken skin unless a clinician specifically advises it.

Seek medical evaluation when excessive sweating is new, rapidly worsening, widespread, or associated with night sweats, fever, dizziness, faintness, chest discomfort, breathlessness, or unexplained weight change. Also seek care for painful redness, swelling, warmth, or drainage in an underarm. These signs can point to a medical issue or skin problem that should be assessed before treatment.

Ask whether your symptoms fit primary or secondary hyperhidrosis, whether both underarms can be treated, and what alternatives suit you. Clarify expected sensations, recovery, skin reactions, follow-up, and how persistent sweating in other body areas will be managed.