Many individuals experience Hyperhidrosis (increased sweating) and look towards Hyperhidrosis Botox? Treatment as a way to alter the sweat glands to stop severe perspiration. Hyperhidrosis can affect one or several parts of the body, such as the armpits, the groin area, and often the hands and feet.
This treatment is performed by injecting Botox? with fine needles under the skin around the areas of the sweat glands to treat hyperhidrosis.
Myth: Treatment Is 100% Effective?and Is Permanent
Fact: Hyperhidrosis Botox? Treatment is effective, but it normally decreases perspiration by about 80 percent. The duration and success of treatment is temporary and not permanent. This treatment procedure usually lasts for about 7 to 12 months. Medical evidence indicates that the duration does increase with repeat treatments.
Myth: A Session Takes about 1 Hour
Fact: A Botox? treatment for hyperhidrosis usually only takes about 5 to 10 minutes to perform. The procedure involves injecting tiny needles under the skin, around the sweat glands, to reach and block the nerve signals. Once these signals get blocked, the individual does not sweat in that particular area where the Botox? is injected.
Myth: Hyperhidrosis Botox?? Therapy Works Immediately
Fact: This treatment usually takes a few days to work successfully. The results from this procedure can last for 4 to 9 months depending on the individual and the skills of the doctor performing the therapy.
Myth: Hyperhidrosis Botox? Therapy Is a New Procedure
Fact: Botox? itself has been around since the 1980s, being used to treat wrinkles, some types of muscle pain and chronic headaches. Hyperhidrosis Botox? Therapy has been performed since the 1990s. Most people are unaware that this type of therapy exists, although 3 to 10 percent of Americans and Canadians experience hyperhidrosis that interferes with their daily lives. Severe cases can include difficulty with holding a pen, shaking hands, or difficulty holding the steering wheel to drive a car.
Myth: Medical Insurance Does not Cover Hyperhidrosis Botox? Treatment
Fact: Because this form of treatment is now FDA-approved, many insurance companies do cover Hyperhidrosis Botox? Treatment, especially if it is considered to be secondary to another medical condition such as Parkinson's disease, thyroidism, or obesity. The individual should consult the insurance provider to see if this is a possibility before contemplating the procedure; as much as 50 units may be injected into the area of treatment.
Myth: Hyperhidrosis Botox? Therapy Has No Side Effects
Fact: Individuals may experience side effects such as weakness in the area of the palms, fever, headaches, infection, flu symptoms, discomfort and pain and bleeding where the injections were performed.
Myth: Hands and Feet Can be Treated as Successfully as Armpits
Fact: Although hands and feet may be treated with Botox? for hyperhidrosis?and many individuals may have great success,?studies have indicated that there are greater results with Hyperhidrosis Botox? Therapy for the armpits. In addition, reports indicate that more pain is experienced with the treatment for the palms and feet than for the armpits, with increased muscle weakness for these particular areas. In general, often when the armpits are treated with Hyperhidrosis Botox? Therapy, the overall sweating will often improve in other areas.
