How to Treat Excess Sweating Effectively
Excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, can significantly impact your quality of life. Whether it's persistent underarm dampness, sweaty palms, or constant moisture on the face or scalp, this condition can affect your confidence and daily comfort, even in cool weather or when you’re resting.
At the Institute of Dermatologists, we offer a clinically proven, non-surgical solution to stop excessive sweating in its tracks using Botox injections, offering relief that lasts for months.
What is the Best Treatment for Excess Sweating?
Hyperhidrosis can be managed medically with topical and oral therapies, with machines such as Iontophoresis and with Botox injections which is the best non-invasive treatment for managing excessive sweating. It’s FDA-approved for the management of axillary hyperhidrosis and is highly effective, safe treatment with minimal downtime. It is also used off licence to treat areas such as hands, feet, forehead, scalp, and groin.
How it Works:
- Botox works by blocking the nerve signals that stimulate your sweat glands.
- Once the signal is interrupted, sweat production in the treated area stops, allowing you to stay dry and confident.
- Treatment involves a series of tiny injections just beneath the skin, taking less than 30 minutes. (numbing cream is applied to the axillary region)
Key Benefits:
- Reduces or eliminates sweating in the treated area
- Improves comfort and quality of life
- Quick, minimally invasive treatment
- Results last up to 6–9 months
- Safe, proven, and suitable for all skin types
Please be aware that Botox injections are only administered by our Consultant Dermatologists, and at your medical consultation you can explore all of the medical therapies available to treat hyperhidrosis
Please contact your preferred Consultant for an appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most commonly the underarms, but also effective for palms, soles of feet, scalp, face, and even intimate areas. It is FDA approved for axillary hyperhidrosis.
You’ll typically start to notice results within 3–7 days, with full effect achieved by 2 weeks.
The treatment is well-tolerated. For sensitive areas (such as the axillary region), we can apply a numbing cream for additional comfort.
Botox for sweating typically lasts 6 to 9 months, and some patients experience even longer relief with repeated sessions.
Yes. It’s FDA-approved for underarm sweating and widely used for other areas, with a strong safety record. We only offer treatments we know and trust at the clinic.
Yes, all patients will have a detailed consultation with our consultants to confirm the diagnosis and discuss medical therapies and ensure Botox is the appropriate treatment.