More on Botox Injections to Cure Excessive Sweating
In previous articles we have seen that Botox Injections have a large amount of possible uses. These vary from cosmetic use to medical ones. Botox Injections are very effective to reduce wrinkles, glabellar lines, crow feet and excessive sweating or drooling. They’re also used with very good results against strabismus, blepharospasm and cervical dystonia.
Following the large interest about it, in this article we will add more information on hyperidrosis and how Botox injections can be very helpful to eliminate its effects.
Mostly the people that need treatment for excessive sweating under the armpit or for sweaty palms are people that work in closed, hot environment and must be dressed in a certain way. We’re talking about executives, lawyers, anchor men and women, TV personalities, models and chefs. For these people excessive sweating is a problem and may lead to embarrassing or uncomfortable situations. Sweating through their clothes or sweating profusely in front of other people or cameras is something they want to avoid. Another effect of hyperidrosis is excessive sweating at night.
The effect of Botox injections for a two days treatment can be seen within one week. A reduction of 90% of underarm sweating is achieved with approximately 20 injections. After the injections normal life can be conducted but there are some activities that should be avoided such as heavy exercising or getting a massage. Actually the area must not be touched for 4 hours after the treatment for best results. Patients may experience bruising (as may occur for any kind of injections) but usually it is tolerable so that there’s no need to massage it. In few days the bruise will disappear. The effect of one treatment may vary from six to ten months, after that period hyperidrosis reappear so another treatment is needed. Body odor disappear in some cases but the effect does not lasts as long as for sweating.
In case you’re pregnant, breast feeding or allergic to botulinum or Botox you should not get Botox injections at all. This might lead to complications which is better to avoid.
In all other cases Botox injections are a completely safe treatment and can be repeated as many times as needed until perfect results are reached.
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Botox Injections Against Sweating or Drooling
Have you ever thought about Botox injections to cure excessive sweating or drooling?
Sweating is a normal reaction to some conditions, for example heat or exercising, in fact it helps to cool down the body temperature. Sweating in those conditions is completely normal and “socially accepted”. Some people though sweat excessively in normal conditions or drool. This is called hyperhidrosis and apart from drooling which obviously happens in the mouth, it involves sweating under the arms, on the hands or feet for and may be very embarrassing if it happens in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Which are the most common treatments for hyperhidrosis?
- The first and most common is use of antiperspirants, but is normally not very effective.
- Surgical solutions include the removal of sweat glands but it’s a very invasive solution and can lead to complications like any surgical treatment.
- Severing the sympathetic nerves linked to the sweat glands. This solution, while effective, could lead the patient to start sweating in other areas.
- Block the sweating gland with small electric currents. The problem of this treatment is that it has to be repeated often over time.
Nowadays there is a new and revolutionary solution to treat excessive sweating. Botox injections. Botox injections are injections of Botulin type A toxin taken locally (no widespread side effects). This toxin paralyzes the part of the body where is applied; apply it in the area of the sweat glands and it will block them. One session can last up to one year. This has helped many people, embarrassed about theirhyperhidrosis. Look for Botox injections‘ specialists in your area and forget about embarrassing sweating or drooling!
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How to Find a Botox Injections’ Specialist
Finding the right doctor to get Botox injections is not an easy task. There is plenty of options but, due to the nature of the procedure, risky as all medical procedures can be, you may want to entrust to an expert professional.
The first thing you have to do is find names of known Botox injections’ specialists. There are two main ways to get names: Ask you friends who already got injections and search for names in search engines (e.g. Google).
Your friends can give you a disinterested opinion about the doctor that treated them, since they’ve experienced first-hand what it was like. Trust them more than somebody unknown or a page in the internet. Furthermore if the friend you’re asking lives in the same city as you he will probably recommend a doctor in that city, so it will be easier for you to have an appointment with the doctor.
If you search on Google for doctors try first adding the name of your city, it will be a great time saver to find a doctor near you. Search sites and forums and look for opinions and prices, go beyond simple promotional sites.
When you’ll have a list of five or six doctors, set an appointment with them. If possible bring with you a friend who already has Botox injections, he will know better than you which are the key-questions to ask. After every appointment note down your impressions, the doctor’s attitude (professional, friendly, rude etc.), when you are finished it will be easier for you to take a decision reading your notes.
I hope this will help you in your quest for the best Botox injections‘ specialist!
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The Medical Use of Botox Injections
Botox injections are mostly known around the world for its cosmetic use. It is highly effective to reduce crow feet, glabellar lines and frown lines. What most of the people don’t know is that Botox has great appliance also for medical use. Strangely enough, Botox injections have been used in medical treatments for more than five decades and for cosmetic treatments have been approved by the Food&Drug Administration only in 2002.
The major uses of Botox injections in non-cosmetic medicine are:
- Excessive muscles contractions such as:
- Cervical dystonia
- Strabismus
- Blepharospasm
- Excessive sweating or drooling
There are some other uses that are being studied such as migraine and arthritis relief but their effectiveness is not proven yet.
Excessive muscle contractions can be the result of cerebral palsy or genetic nervous diseases while the cause of cervical dystonia is not known although the area of the brain involved has been identified. Contractions may be really painful and debilitating. Moreover the movement are very limited by the contractions. The same principle applied by cosmetic (paralyze the muscle to limit contractions) is useful to treat this diseases. This applies tostrabism too because it involves the eye muscles. Blepharospasm is excessive blinking and can be treated the same way.
Excessive sweating and drooling are caused by the same glands, the axillary ones. Botox injections can be used to reduce the secretions of such glands. We will talk about this more in details in a future article.
The effect of Botox injections start seven to ten days after the treatment and generally lasts three or four months. One of the major concerns is that the body could generate antibodies and stop the effect of the botulin toxin. One of the possible solution is distancing the Botox injections and use as little medicine as possible.
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Botox Injections FAQs
Here is a list of the Botox injections frequently asked questions. Take a look and if your question is not answered here, feel free to ask it in the comments. We’ll be delighted to provide you with all the information we have to respond.
- What is a Botox Injection?
It’s purified Botulin Toxin A injected into your muscles (face and neck ones) to paralyze them and have a youthful aspect. - Will it paralyze your face muscles and make you inexpressive?
No, it will act only on the muscles that produce the wrinkles but will allow you to frown or look surprised. - Do Botox injections hurt?
You may feel a little discomfort or bruise but usually tolerable. - How long does a normal treatment take?
It takes 10 to 15 minutes and it’s usually done in a doctor’s office. There’s no need of a recovery period after Botox injections. - Is there any side effect after a Botox Injection?
Temporary eyelid droop and nausea. Flu syndrome, localized pain, infection, inflammation, bleeding or bruising may occur. - Is there any age limit to take Botox Injections?
The FDA has approved Botox Cosmetic for people from 18 up to 65 years. - How long does Botox Injections’ effect last?
Usually the effect begins to fade and you’re gradually going to look as before the treatment after 4 months. - Who should administer Botox Injections?
Plastic surgeons, even if it’s not a surgical operation, and Doctors and his trained staff. - Which is the approximate cost of a Botox treatment?
Depending on the areas to be treated and the amount of the injections the cost may vary from 250$ to 500$ - Who is the Botox manufacturer?
Botox is a registered trademark of Allergan (www.allergan.com) - Are Botox Injections really effective?
More than 80% of people that had a Botox treatment reported improvements up to 4 months after the injections.
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Do Botox Injections Make You Look Inexpressive?
As mentioned in previous articles, Botox Injections are a great way to give you a youthful aspect. It paralyzes the muscles that tend to wrinkle giving you a smooth skin. It is usually used on face muscles, forehead and eyes. One of the major concerns when somebody is thinking about submitting a Botox Injections’ treatment is that since some muscles are paralyzed the face will look paralyzed too and facial expressions will be very limited: “Doctor, will I be able to look surprised, happy or frown after a Botox Injection?” often ask future patients. The answer to this legitimate question is “Yes, definitely!” Botox Injections act locally on the lines that are persistent on your face. Those lines have developed over time. Botox will erase temporarily them but will allow you to express yourself freely with your face. The effect of Botox injections can last up to four months, if you don’t treat again during that time eventually your wrinkles will appear again. Sometimes you could see somebody who has been injected Botox to seem to have “devil” eyebrows. This happens for two main reasons. One of them is the doctor is not good at Botox Injections. I’d like to stress the fact that you must receive this treatment from a qualified professional in an adequate environment. The second reason is that actually some people ask for those kind of eyebrows. Reducing “crow feet” and lifting up the eyebrows are a very effective way to lighten up your sight and look younger.
I hope this article has clarified the main concern of people looking for information about Botox Injections. Anyway the best way to verify this post is to contact somebody who has receive the treatment so you can see by yourself and ask he person how it feels. You’ll be amazed. You’ll hardly notice the treatment and the person who has taken a Botox Injection will look perfectly natural and, obviously, younger and better.
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What Are Botox Injections?
When you’re taking Botox injections you’re injecting the botulin toxin A in your body. There are seven types of Botulin Toxins (from A to G). Botox is the trade name for the botulin toxin A.
The botulin toxins are related to botulism. Botulism is a form of food poisoning which could be fatal since paralyzes muscles. If it attacks the respiratory muscles it’s impossible to breathe, therefore the patient dies. The muscles paralysis is reached because the toxins attack the proteins which release the neurotransmitter responsible for contracting the muscles. Dying from a respiratory block is the most common cause of death caused by botulism.
Botox injections actually can be used also to benefit. If you inject Botox into a muscle, that muscle will paralyze. If you inject Botox into a face muscle, that muscle won’t wrinkle.
Botox injections are a great way to look younger and better. It takes effect after days, in some patients just hours. The wrinkles are greatly reduced or disappear at all. It is used by many people to reduce or eliminate the so-called frown wrinkles. It is approved to be used for people up to 65 years of age. The Food and Drug administration approved Botox for cosmetic use in 2002.
Other possible uses of Botox injections are to cure writer’s cramp, facial spasms and hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).
Be aware that Botox injections are medical procedures that must be administered by trained medical personnel. It is known that Botox injections are done during cocktail parties by non-professional, non-medical people. There is always a possible risk, therefore the patient should be in a medical environment equipped for any kind of emergency that could arise from the injection. Also it is not recommended to drink alcohol around the time of any injection. By no means do it outside of a medical structure.
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