Excessive Sweating Treatment (Botulinum Toxin)

Excessive sweating, or hyperhidrosis, can affect the underarms, palms and soles out of proportion to temperature or activity and is often distressing socially and professionally. Botulinum toxin offers an effective non-surgical option: injected in a grid of small, shallow doses across the affected area, it temporarily blocks the chemical messenger that tells the local sweat glands to produce sweat, which is associated with a substantial reduction in…

At Medeste Clinic the area is mapped and, for sensitive sites such as the palms and soles, numbing is used to improve comfort before a series of fine injections is given; the appointment takes around twenty to thirty minutes. There is little downtime, with only minor redness or tenderness at the injection points. The effect is not immediate — sweating typically reduces over several days — and once established it commonly lasts in the region of four to six…