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Medically reviewed by Lorcan Sheppard BSc MBBS FRCA, Chief Medical Officer for The Clinic of Harley Street, London.
Last Reviewed June 15th 2023

Excessive Sweating Treatment

Excessive is an embarrassing and uncomfortable condition that affects around 3% of the UK population. It can have a serious effect on a sufferer’s working and social life.

Excessive sweating – or hyperhidrosis – can have a effect on a sufferer’s and social life and many people simply avoid doing things they would otherwise love to do because they are too embarrassed about their .

Types of Hyperhidrosis

There are two main types of hyperhidrosis:

injections have been used as an treatment for sweating/ since 1994.

The Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale

Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating is when your body an increased and amount of sweat. The Hyperhidrosis Disease Scale (HDSS) grades sweating according to how it affects your life;

The Severity Scale is a great diagnostic tool to measure of the severity of your .

A score of grade 2 that you may be from mild or moderate hyperhidrosis but grades 3 to 4 indicates severe hyperhidrosis and a candidate for treatment.

Hyperhidrosis Treatment

We offer a wrinkle treatment for performed only by specialist doctors, nurses and who are fully trained and in the procedure.

The treatment works by blocking the transmission of the nerve to the sweat glands which as a result decreases the amount you sweat/.

At The Private Clinic we only use to in the armpits. This has been known to treat the hands and feet but due to the discomfort, and potential side effects that performing the in these areas can bring on we do not treat hand or feet for excessive sweating at The Clinic.

The minimum legal age for a toxin is 18 years old. We do not provide treatments to anyone under 18 years old at The Clinic and we may ask for ID at the time of your .

All non-surgical procedures are at the same locations our sister clinic, The Cosmetic Skin Clinic. Discover more or book your consultation today via .

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Excessive Sweating at a glance

Procedure Time

30 mins

Downtime

24 – 48 hours

Final Results

1 week

No. of Treatments

Every 6 months

Results Last

6 – 12 months

We are the UK’s group and have some of the most nurses and laser in the working with us. We have successfully of patients. By coming to us for your treatment you can rest assured you are in the best possible hands and that you will get the results you were hoping for.

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What to Expect

The Clinic has been for over 40 years with thousands of people placing their trust in us each year. We pride ourselves on being able to offer a personalised service. We have a team of friendly nurses and expert surgeons who the importance of this and will you throughout your with us.

Here at the Private Clinic, we offer a proven treatment that can banish excessive for up to a year.

We usually recommend that you come in for a consultation first to your concerns and our nurse, doctor or can go through your history and make sure that you are for treatment.

Before treatment, you need to make sure that your armpits are shaven at least 2-3 days prior as this makes it easier for us to the areas that suffer the most from excessive sweating.

You will have a topical anaesthetic applied to the area before to make the treatment more comfortable. Once the anaesthetic has taken effect your doctor, nurse or surgeon will begin injecting the armpit with a series of small botulinum toxin type A to cover the entire area.

You will notice a in the amount you sweat one week after your treatment.

If you have not noticed a difference after 2 weeks then we recommend you come back in for a follow-up – a repeat treatment can be carried out to treat the missed areas.

Your results tend to last between 6-9 months but it can differ between patients. To continue achieving the best results we advise having the every 6 months to avoid sweating .

According to Allergan, in clinical trials, 89% of patients who had treatment were satisfied after a single week and 93% of patients were still satisfied after 16 weeks of treatment.

You will be able to resume your normal activities after treatment but should be avoided for 24 hours after . You may feel a little in the treatment areas for 1-2 days after treatment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Most treatments for hyperhidrosis are to reduce the and improve the quality of life.

Surgery for is available but this is usually only for very severe cases. The is known as surgery, also called endoscopic sympathectomy (ETS). It and destroying certain nerves within the system that carry nerve signals to the sweat glands. There are lots of risks of surgery including scarring, nerve damage, and loss of . Some can also that causes them to sweat even more heavily than they did from .

We do not offer sympathectomy surgery for hyperhidrosis at our clinics. Our injections are a great non-surgical treatment option that can patients with at least 6 months of relief from excessive .

Usually our patients that come to see us for this treatment have tried a whole variety of previous like prescription antiperspirants and sweat proof clothing but have not had much in reducing the excessive sweating.

Although this may not be for everyone the of our patients find it has made a to their and visit us for regular treatments.

Certain conditions or medications may make you for treatment but a full medical history will be taken and discussed with you at your before .

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You should notice that your has reduced within 3 to 7 days of .

injections for sweating are not commonly available on the NHS, in some parts of the you may be offered this treatment if others have been unsuccessful on the NHS but usually it would be recommended that you find a private practice that offers this .

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