About Excessive Sweating Treatments
Excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis is very common and is easy to treat either through botox for the armpits or our newest miraDry treatment. Both treatments help to reduce sweat and help you to feel more confident in your day to day life.
The Problem
Excess sweating is a distressing problem and often causes sufferers to be mindful of the clothing they wear. Excessive sweating causes clothes to be stained with sweat and with antiperspirants, therefore becoming potentially costly with the purchase of new clothes regularly.
How It Works
When we sweat, the sweat gland muscles contract and squeeze out the sweat onto the skin. When we know we have a problem with sweating we tend to get anxious which further exacerbates the problem. Stopping these muscles acting is the key to treatment. Botox in the armpit area is very effective at stopping sweating and really does change people’s lives. Local anaesthetic is applied and then 10-15 injections of Botox per armpit are done using the smallest of needles. A reduction in sweating is evident after about 48 hours with full results by 2 weeks. The effects last 4- 6 months depending on your body.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I see results?
How often will I need to have this treatment done?
Are there any side effects?
Am I suitable for this treatment?
Does this stop all sweating or just partially?
Results start to come on within a few days with full results around 14 days
Usually every 3-4 months depending on when your sweat gland muscles recover
You may experience potential bruising but this will subside within a few days.
Most people are suitable unless pregnant, trying to get pregnant, breastfeeding all allergy to botulinum toxin
Usually it completely stops sweating in the area injected, which is the hair bearing skin in the armpit.
Results start to come on within a few days with full results around 14 days
Usually every 3-4 months depending on when your sweat gland muscles recover
You may experience potential bruising but this will subside within a few days.
Most people are suitable unless pregnant, trying to get pregnant, breastfeeding all allergy to botulinum toxin
Usually it completely stops sweating in the area injected, which is the hair bearing skin in the armpit.
Our Experts
Dr Ros Debenham MBChB MRCGP
Qualified Aesthetic Doctor
Dr Ros Debenham is Exeter’s leading aesthetic doctor practitioner. After working in general practice for over 22 years, Dr Ros moved into the aesthetics industry in 2008. Since opening Radiance in 2013 with her daughter Katie, Dr Ros quickly built up a large client base in Exeter, the Southwest and abroad. Dr Ros specialises in Botox, dermal fillers and facial assessment to enable clients to bring out their natural beauty with latest tailored beauty ‘tweakments’. Dr Ros established Radiance Aesthetic Clinic as a clinic where clients can receive appropriate and long-lasting results, not quick fixes. Winner of the Venus Lifetime achievement for the UK in 2016, Dr Ros was a huge contributing factor in the establishment of the Harmony Assessment Program – a new method of facial assessment that is used at top aesthetic clinics in the UK. Dr Ros is also a UK trainer for Galderma, one of the leading dermal filler companies, and also mentors other practitioners around the UK.
