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How Can I Stop Profuse Sweating out of my Armpits?
I am 16 years old, and I sweat profusely out of my armpits. I wear prescription strength antiperspirant deodorant, and that doesn't do a thing. I sweat no matter what the temperature is, and no matter what I'm doing. I'll have sweat stains on my armpits that take up my whole armpit, and go all the way down to my ribs.
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guitar520
in Pennsylvania
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Miradry is FDA approved for underarm hyperhidrosis -
Wait until you are 17 and you can have the miraDry procedure. It is FDA approved and highly successful in 1-2 sessions to treat excessive sweating of the underarms. Another option would be Botox injections for underam sweating. It would be treated every 3-6 months depending on how fast your body metabolizes the Botox.
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Miradry stops excessive armpit sweating, it really works
Soaking through your shirts everyday shouldn't happen to anyone. The miradry system uses shallow microwaves to damage/destroy the sweat and odor glands in the skin. This can give excessive sweaters long term if not permanent relief from their suffering. The success rate has been really high with 1-2 treatments costing around $3000 total which, compared to the ongoing costs of Botox injections, makes it quite cost effective. As a surgeon who has written a textbook on...
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Sonoma Valley Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Excessive armpit sweating
Botox, Dyport the Cellulaze Sidelaze laser will treat excessive armpit sweating.
Results are noticeable within days and last up to one year with the neurotoxins and years for the laser.
Please consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in person prior to making treatment decisions.
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Excessive Sweating
You suffer from hyperhidrosis, a condition of over productive sweat glands. Since you have already tried the first intervention recommended with the prescriptive antiperspirant, the next step would be to receive a treatment of Botox in the underarms. This treatment involves mapping out the offending sweat zone and then injecting a very dilute Botox through out the desired area. These injections are very small and are place superficial in the top layer of the skin....
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Portland General Surgeon
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Perfuse sweating of the armpits.
It looks like you have the medical condition hyperhydrosis. We usually start with patient trying the standard remedies, (dry-sol, etc). If this does not work, we have found Botox to be quite effective. More invasive procedures include myraDry, and surgical disruption of the sweat glands.
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Axillary hyperhidrosis and underarm sweating with Retrograde Suction Curettage
In my office in Los Angeles, I recommend treatments for axillary hyperhidrosis including the Retrograde Suction Curettage procedure. Miradry is another option. Miradry may require multiple sessions, whereas the retrograde suction curettage has been shown to be effective in most patients with one treatment.
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Axillary shaving for hyperhidrosis or miraDry
If you have tried common remedies such as antiperspirants with little to no effect and feel you sweat for no reason whether you are anxious or not, you may want to try a starch iodine test. This will help you determine how quickly you produce moisture in the armpits. A good non-surgical solution is Botox. However, this needs to repeated every 4-6 months and the costs can start to build up. A great surgical solution is axillary shaving where you make an incision in the...
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Treatments for Excessive Sweating of the Underarms (aka. hyperhidrosis)
Dear guitar520,
Excessive sweating of the underarms is a common condition called axillary hyperhidrosis. For mild cases, topical antiperspirants may be effective. For more significant cases, treatments such as Botox injections, liposuction of the underarms, and the noninvasive miraDry procedure may be effective.
Warmest wishes,
Larry Fan, MD
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Smartlipo treatment of underarm is effective in improving axillary hyperhidrosis
It sounds like you have clinically significant axillary hyperhidrosis which is a medical condition. Topical antiperspirants are the initial treatment which can improve mild cases. For more pervasive cases, Botox has been used at 50u per arm pit with variable success. This treatment needs to be repeated at least every 6 months. There are also axillary parasympathetic nerve section surgery which tries to eliminate the nerve signal to the sweat glands for severe cases. This procedure is...
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Liposuction of the underarms is a permanent solution for excessive sweating.
Liposuction of the underarms is a permanent solution for excessive sweating. This procedure can be performed under local anesthesia with minimal downtime. Although Botox and Dysport can also be injected to control excessive sweating, the cost of these materials and the temporary result make many individuals seek a more permanent solution such as liposuction.
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