Botox should work for excessive sweating

Steven Weiner, MD answers: Can you get botox also injected into the pubic region for excessive sweating?

My palms dont' sweat but my underarms and pubic area do..


Steven F. Weiner, MD
8 months ago
By Steven F. Weiner, MD - Fort Walton Facial Plastic Surgeon

The reason why Botox works for sweat glands is that it stops the transmission of acetylcholine, which is released from a nerve, to turn on the sweat gland. Sweat glands are the same all over the body, so it will work in the pubic area as well.

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