Laser for hyperhidrosis?

Last week on the TV show The Doctors, a doctor from California appeared treating excessive under arm sweating with laser. Does this procedure really work? Does anyone know a doctor in South Florida who does this hyperhidrosis treatment?

1 answer to “Laser for hyperhidrosis?”

A: Laser for Hyperhidrosis of the Underarms

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD

This procedure was described recently and I consider it experimental. It has been done by doctors in the Whitely Clinic in London, and is in my opinion, not considered standard of care in the U.S. Consider it like laser liposution 5 years ago in the U.S. It was being used as a marketing tool as it is chic to... more

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