I have excessive sweating in the groin area and nowhere else. What are possible treatments for this?

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I live in the Boston area. Is there a physician that specializes in hyperhidrosis of the groin in the Boston area?

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Hello, Here are some helpful treatments for excessive sweating.

Botox- Botox is helpful in that it can decrease the production of sweat but not odor.  It typically lasts about 6 months in the under arm area.
Miradry-  Miradry uses microwave energy to destroy apocrine and eccrine glands.  It is better at eccrine gland destruction than apocrine and is currently only used on the underarm area.
RF needling- Can be used anywhere on the body and can destroy both apocrine and eccrine glands.  Has become the procedure of choice in my practice for hyperhidrosis due to its effectiveness.
Nerve ablation-Not commonly performed anymore as side effects are often worse than treatment and effectiveness is often limited.
Oral medications- Too many side effects to be effective.
Topical medications- Works by blocking glands.  Many patients state how not effective mechanism.

Best,
Anil Shah

Angelina Postoev, MD, FACS - Account Suspended · Answer

Excessive sweating is a common problem. Most common treatments are Botox which you have to repeat every 8-9 months, or now we have Fractora. Fractora is a radio-frequency microneedeling, and we have special protocols specifically to kill sweat glands.   Most people will be happy with one treatment, but occasionally second treatment is needed.  Price will depend on the size of the area, and your location.  There are some videos of actual treatment for armpits that you can watch. Another option is Morpheus8 (RF microneedling). Some patients noticed an improvement as early as one day after the microneedling treatment!

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