Excessive sweating and sweating treatment constitute a serious social problem for many individuals today. Excessive sweating is a process that negatively affects people's self-confidence, both in business and in life.
Many of our patients who apply to us with complaints of excessive sweating say that they cannot move comfortably in public due to excessive sweating, cannot shake people's hands, cannot be free to choose clothes, cannot buy the shoes they want. We often hear complaints such as not being able to wear it comfortably. As a result of all these complaints, there are serious problems in the quality of life, which negatively affects people's psychology.
At this point, botox offers us a great option for sweating treatment: Getting rid of sweating with only a 10-minute application and returning to normal life immediately after the application. return, and with almost no side effects.
How does botox used for sweating treatment work?
Botox temporarily stops nerve conduction in the application area. By applying Botox to the sweating area, the transmission of the cholinergic nerves that cause sweating in that area and therefore the production and excretion of sweat are prevented.
What is the process of treating sweating with Botox?
After the iodine-starch test is performed on the area with excessive sweating (palm, armpit or sole of the foot), a total of 100-150 units of botox are injected into 10-15 points. Especially for armpit sweating, the procedure is generally painless and extremely comfortable. In the treatment of palm and sole sweating, pain is controlled with analgesic creams or nerve blocks when necessary. After the procedure, no medication or dressing is required, the person continues his normal life.
When does botox used for sweating treatment start to work?
For sweating treatment. The botox used shows its full effect within 3-7 days. Sweating stops in the application area within 3-7 days.
How long does the effect of sweating treatment with Botox last?
Botox is a drug that loses its effect within 6 months. However, in our patients for whom we treat sweating, we see that the effect lasts for up to 1 year, especially after a few applications. So with a 10 minute process You will be free from sweating for 1 year.
What are the negative aspects of Botox sweating treatment?
Sweating treatment with Botox has almost no side effects. Although the necessity of repeating the procedure once a year is perceived as a disadvantage, this disadvantage can be ignored for a 10-minute non-surgical treatment method when compared to the side effects of other methods.
What are the negatives of surgical sweating treatment?
While almost no side effects are observed in the treatment of sweating with Botox, permanent increase in sweating in another part of the body is observed as a reaction in approximately 84% of patients treated with surgical method. Apart from this, other disadvantages of the surgical method can be listed as requiring hospitalization, the procedure being performed under general anesthesia, requiring a higher cost, and leaving a scar, even if small, after the procedure.
In which parts of the body does Botox treat sweating? Can it be done?
Box is used to treat sweating in the armpits, palms and soles of the feet. The most common patient group in these regions are patients with complaints of armpit and palm sweating.
Can I swim in the sea after sweating treatment with Botox?
Immediately after sweating treatment with Botox. Even at that moment you can swim in the sea or the pool. There is no obstacle for you to return to a completely normal life immediately after the procedure.
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