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Behrooz Torkian, MD answers: Can Botox treat hyperhidrosis?

Can Botox treat hyperhidrosis? Is this Botox hyperhidrosis treatment approved by the FDA or just experimental?


Behrooz Torkian, MD
18 months ago
By Behrooz Torkian, MD - Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

BOTOX's mechanism of action is certainly able to treat hyperhydrosis. 

The mechanism of BOTOX targets conduction of nerve endings to muscle cells as well as autonomic cholinergic nerve endings such as sweat glands within the skin.  This can be used to treat:

  • Hyperhydrosis, or excessive sweating
  • Normal sweating
  • Pathologic sweating, such as Frey's syndrome, which occurs after salivary gland removal
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