botox®

Yes, it can! Botox® is FDA-approved to treat medical conditions like hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), jaw pain (TMJ), and more! For hyperhidrosis, Botox® works by blocking the nerve signals that activate sweat glands, significantly reducing sweat production in the desired area.

Getting Botox® can help you address your medical or aesthetic concerns, offering transformative results that improve not just how you look, but how you feel. At Dermatology & Skin Health, we’re dedicated to helping you feel confident, comfortable, and supported.

The term “neuromodulator” refers to the class of injectable treatments that temporarily relaxes muscles to reduce the appearance of dynamic wrinkles. We offer some of the most well known neuromodulators—Botox® and Dysport®.

These treatments can also be helpful in addressing a range of various medical conditions. By targeting the communication centers between nerves and muscles, neuromodulators offer a way to enhance your appearance with minimal (or no) downtime.

During your consultation at Dermatology & Skin Health, we provide an analysis of your muscle movement and strength. During treatments, series of small shots are injected into the muscles. A precise amount of product is carefully placed into each site for maximum, lasting results. During this 5-10 minute procedure, most patients experience only minimal discomfort.

Before getting treatment tell your health professional about all your medical conditions, including if you have:

• ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
• Myasthenia gravis or Lambert-Eaton syndrome.
• Allergies to any botulinum toxin product.
• Had any side effect from any botulinum toxin product in the past.
• A breathing problem, such as asthma or emphysema.
• Swallowing problems.
• Bleeding problems.
• Plans to have surgery.
• Had prior surgery on your face.
• Weakness of your forehead muscles, such as trouble raising your eyebrows.
• Drooping eyelids.
• Any other change in the way your face normally looks.
• Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Botox or Botox Cosmetic can harm your unborn baby.
• Are breast-feeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Botox or Botox Cosmetic passes into breast milk.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins and herbal products. Using Botox® or Botox® Cosmetic with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not start any new medicines until you have told your doctor that you have received Botox® or Botox® Cosmetic in the past.

It takes 2 full weeks for Botox® to fully set in. Many people may notice results sooner than that, but it is important to have realistic expectations. There is no downtime with Botox® injections, although you should avoid strenuous activity for the first couple of hours. Any bruising or soreness should go away within 7-10 days.

Botox® results typically last for up to 4 months.

When clinical strength antiperspirants do not work well enough, ask your dermatologist if Botox® for sweating, or hyperhidrosis, is right for you. While commonly known as a treatment for cosmetic purposes, Botox® has been approved by the FDA to treat excessive underarm sweating.

In order to produce sweat, a chemical signal is sent to the nerves that meet your sweat glands, effectively turning them on. Botox® works by temporarily blocking the chemical signal so that the treated glands cannot produce sweat. As your body metabolizes the Botox®, your sweating will eventually return to normal. (Usually after several months to a year.)

Many Americans have a medical condition named severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis, better known to you as severe underarm sweating. Severe underarm sweating is a medical condition that involves overactive sweat glands. Sweat is your body’s temperature regulator. In severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis, sweating significantly exceeds the body’s normal requirements for cooling.

As you probably know, people with the condition do a lot to cope:

• Change clothes frequently
• Put absorbent materials under clothing
• Avoid certain fabrics and styles of clothes
• Seek medical attention and treatment

While people with severe underarm sweating may choose many different antiperspirants, in some instances, those products do not work well enough for their sweating. Clothes can be a real issue, because the wrong choice can reveal your severe underarm sweating condition rather than hide it. Your wardrobe can be very limited and you may have to purchase new clothing frequently.