Botulinum toxin - hyperhidrosis treatment

Treatment of hyperhidrosis

Sweating is a natural physiological state of the body, because it controls the process of thermoregulation and protects the body from overheating and also cleanses from toxins. Sweat glands are located all over the body, the problem arises when the sweat glands are overreactive and produce sweat in excess.

Excessive sweating is a troublesome problem, this condition affects many people. It occurs during puberty, in people during diabetic and hormonal disorders. The cause is also excessive stress or unregulated lifestyle. Excessive sweating is when the body begins to produce excessive amounts of sweat. People struggling with this problem, they still have wet feet, hands and feel the humidity around the armpits.

Hyperhidrosis causes problems in making new acquaintances, work, causes psychological discomfort, complicates life, is burdensome for aesthetic reasons, both due to the smell of sweat and its quantity. Hyperhidrosis can cause skin irritation, secondary infections, skin maceration and also affects emotional disorders.

What are the causes of excessive sweating?

Excessive sweating caused by overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system and overactivity of the sweat glands - eccrine, located all over the body. The places with the largest amount of these glands are the hands, feet, forehead, groin and armpits.

Hyperhydrosis can occur in primary or secondary form, it can be focal or generalized. It can become active in early childhood, adolescence or in adulthood.

Primary hyperhidrosis most often occurs in the localized form (armpits, hands, face and neck), begins in childhood often in a family way, sometimes it disappears spontaneously.

Over-sweating hyperhidrosis is associated with various types of disorders of the body: chronic infections, endocrine, metabolic, cancer, autoimmune diseases, hypertension, neurological disorders, poisoning, drugs.

What are the effective treatments for excessive sweating?

Botulinum toxin is the most commonly used and most safe method of treatment.Botulinum toxin blocks the action of sweat glands, by inhibiting the secretion of acetylcholine, there is denervation of cholinergic fibers controlling the sweat glands.

What does the treatment look like?

The treatment is based on injecting problematic sites using the type A botulinum toxin. Before performing the procedure, the exact area in which excessive perspiration occurs is determined. Often, the exact definition of the problematic area is quite difficult. For this purpose, the so-called Minora test, the skin is smeared with iodine and sprinkled with potato starch. After a few minutes the areas sought for excessive sweating turn black. The procedure consists in administering a shallow, intradermal, designated area of a small amount of botulinum toxin.