How effective is microwave sweat gland treatment for hyperhidrosis?

Hyperhidrosis means sweating beyond what the body needs for cooling. Microwave treatment uses controlled heat beneath the underarm skin to affect sweat glands in that area. This can reduce underarm wetness, but it does not treat sweating on the palms, soles, face or other sites. A consultation helps separate primary hyperhidrosis from sweating related to a medicine or another health problem.

Record where sweating occurs, when it started and what makes it worse, then share this information at assessment. Review current medicines and previous antiperspirants or other treatments. If treatment proceeds, ask about numbing, cooling and skin care. Give the underarms time to recover, avoid friction and heat as advised, and report symptoms that do not follow the expected recovery pattern.

Get medical advice for sudden widespread sweating, night sweats with other illness, chest symptoms, faintness or unexplained weight change. After treatment, contact the clinic for severe pain, spreading redness, blistering, drainage, fever or persistent numbness.

Ask whether your sweating is localized enough for this approach, whether a medical cause needs checking, what change is realistic for your symptoms, how recovery is supported, and what the next option would be if sweating continues.