People, who suffer from excessive sweating, have a big social disadvantage. Excessive sweating is caused by abnormal function of sweat glands. It effects mostly limited skin parts as palms, armpits, soles or lumbar region, groins and nape of neck.
What is the cause of excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)?
Excessive sweating in some parts of body (focal hyperhydrosis) mostly does not have an immediate cause, there are however several contributing factors as wrong diet, anxiety states, depressions etc.
The botulotoxin treatment can be also used to remove mimic wrinkles (ex. wrinkles on the forehead, between the eyebrows, round eyes etc.)The procedure of reduction of excessive sweating
To reduce excessive sweating, type A botulotoxin (trade names are Botox and Dysport) is applied to the affected area with the help of a very thin needle. A very diluted solution is used for the treatment, a small amount of this solution is applied to the skin of the affected area, approximately one stab in 1 square cm. The principle of botulotoxin effect consists in preventing to transfer impulses of nerve fibres to the sweat glands.Before the treatment
During the first consultation, discuss your expectations openly with your doctor.The doctor will probably ask you about your anamnesis and present-day state of health. He/she will also define places for the application of botulotoxin, with the help of special measuring instrument.