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What is Primary Hyperhidrosis?

For some people, sweating can go into overdrive. Severe underarm sweating, also known as severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis, is a condition in which the body sweats more than it has to in order to regulate body temperature. The severity of the condition is based on the extent it interferes with your daily activities.

 

What Causes Hyperhidrosis?

In many cases, hyperhidrosis has no obvious cause and is thought to be the result of a problem with the part of the nervous system that controls sweating. This is known as primary hyperhidrosis.

 

Visit your GP if you feel that your sweating is interfering with your daily activities, or you suddenly start sweating excessively and your GP will usually be able to diagnose hyperhidrosis based on your symptoms,

 

Many people with hyperhidrosis are too embarrassed to seek medical help or believe that nothing can be done to improve it. But treatment is available.

 

Botulinum toxin be injected into the skin in areas of the body affected by hyperhidrosis. This helps reduce sweating in these areas by blocking the signals from the brain to the sweat glands.

 

Around 15-20 injections are given in the affected areas of the body, such as the armpits, hands, feet or face. The procedure usually takes about 30-45 minutes in total.

 

The effect of the injections usually lasts for several months, after which time the treatment can be repeated if necessary.

 

Potential side effects of botulinum toxin injections include:

• pain, redness or itching where the injections are given

• nausea, headaches and hot flushes after the injections are given

• another part of your body sweating more to make up for treated area – known as compensatory sweating

• muscle weakness around the treatment area

 

Most of these side effects are short-lived or will resolve as the effect of the injections wears off.

 

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For more information click on:

http://www.botoxseveresweating.com

http://www.nhs.uk/Comditions/Hyperhidrosis