ONE TREATMENT.
UP TO 201 DAYS OF DRIER UNDERARMS.1
BOTOX® is injected into the skin to treat the symptoms of severe underarm sweating (severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis) when medicines used on the skin (topical) do not work well enough in people 18 years and older. It is not known whether BOTOX® is safe or effective for severe sweating anywhere other than your armpits.
In a clinical study, the duration of response in patients receiving BOTOX® treatment was 201 days, or 6.7 months.1 Individual results may vary.
IS IT JUST SWEAT... OR SOMETHING MORE?
Sound familiar?
If clinical-strength antiperspirants have failed, you may have severe underarm sweating. Learn about the condition and find out if it’s time to ask Skin Galaxy Clinic about BOTOX®.
INDICATION
BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) is a prescription medicine that is injected into the skin to treat the symptoms of severe underarm sweating (severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis) when medicines used on the skin (topical) do not work well enough in people 18 years and older.
It is not known whether BOTOX is safe and effective for severe sweating anywhere other than your armpits.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
BOTOX may cause serious side effects that can be life threatening. Get medical help right away if you have any of these problems any time (hours to weeks) after injection of BOTOX:
- Problems swallowing, speaking, or breathing, due to weakening of associated muscles, can be severe and result in loss of life. You are at the highest risk if these problems are preexisting before injection. Swallowing problems may last for several months.
- Spread of toxin effects. The effect of botulinum toxin may affect areas away from the injection site and cause serious symptoms, including loss of strength and all-over muscle weakness; double vision; blurred vision; drooping eyelids; hoarseness or change or loss of voice; trouble saying words clearly; loss of bladder control; trouble breathing; and trouble swallowing.
How do Botox injections work to treat sweating?
Botox injections block the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which binds with your sweat glands to signal the release of sweat.
Normally, your nervous system activates your sweat glands when your body temperature rises. This is how your body automatically cools itself. In people with hyperhidrosis, however, the nerves that signal the sweat glands are overactive.
When you receive Botox injections directly into the area of your body that commonly sweats, your overactive nerves are essentially paralyzed. When your nerves can’t signal your sweat glands, you don’t sweat. However, Botox only prevents sweating in the specific area where it’s injected.
Currently, Botox has only been approved for the treatment of underarm sweating. StudiesTrusted Source have found varying results, but there’s ample evidence that Botox can reduce armpit sweat production by more than 50 percent for at least 6 months.
Doctors use it “off-label” to treat other areas of the body.
Palms.
A limited amount of research has investigated the effectiveness of Botox for palm sweating. StudiesTrusted Source have found that Botox may reduce sweating by roughly 25 to 50 percent for 3 weeks to 6 months.Face.
A very limited amount of researchTrusted Source has found that Botox may help treat facial sweating. Studies have found Botox could reduce facial sweating for 5 to 6 months with the most common side effect being paralysis of muscles in the forehead.Soles of feet.
Botox may help control sweating on the soles of the feet, however few studies have been done. In a small 2018 studyTrusted Source, 73 percent of a group of people ages 12 to 17 were satisfied with their results.