Will Botox Treat my Forehead for Sweating During the Summer?

Botox not only relaxes dynamic muscles, it can also block neural signals in the sweat glands, thereby controlling the amount of sweat that's excreted. If you are being treated for forehead wrinkles, the Botox you receive will probably have a suppressive effect on sweat, too. You can also opt to be treated just for sweating; your board-certified dermatologist will then inject the Botox into the skin in a more dilute concentration rather than directly into the muscle. You may still experience a slight relaxation of the brow muscle. Either way, please consult a board-certified dermatologist who has expert Botox injection technique about how you can benefit from Botox.

Botox is used for many purposes, but specifically and very commonly used for the treatment of excess sweating. How it works is by blocking the neural signals in the sweat glands, which controls the amount of sweat that is excreted. To ensure you're getting the best results, and getting it for the right reason, be sure to consult with a board-certified dermatologist.

Botox is very common for the treatment of excess sweating, but is more typically applied to areas such as the underarms, palms, and soles.  When used in the forehead, it’s main function is to relax musculature and therefore smooth out wrinkles.  Because the dosage used in the forehead is typically relatively small, you will not likely experience a significant anti-sweating effect. Be sure to consult with a board-certified dermatologist who is an expert in Botox injection to ensure you are getting the best result!

Botox is very common for the treatment of excess sweating, specifically of the armpits, but do see it work in other places that it is injected. It works by blocking the neural signals in the sweat glands, thereby controlling the amount of sweat that is excreted. Be sure to consult with a board-certified dermatologist who is an expert in Botox injection to ensure you are getting the best result!

Hello, please see belowThere are a variety of techniques to decrease 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

It can help reduce the amount you sweat but please note that this would be an off-label use if treating the forehead. In addition, you may experience some muscle relaxation in the area, affecting the appearance of the area.

An off-label use of Botox on the forehead would be to decrease sweating. It is used in other areas such as the underarms, palms and soles but if used on the forehead for this reason, not all areas can necessarily be treated without causing the forehead to droop and bring down the upper eyelids with it.

Hi Susie.  Botox or Dysport for excessive sweating is more common for the armpits and hands/feet than for the forehead. With that said, the concept is no different in the forehead.  The risk in treating the forehead for hyperhidrosis is that the number of units used may be high enough to increase the risk of ptosis, which is the sagging of the eyebrow or eyelid.

The good news is that injecting into this area for hyperhidrosis should also help with wrinkles as there will be diffusion into the muscle around the sweat glands that are being targeted.  Duration will depend on how many units are injected and we do not have an average for you as we do not typically inject this area.

However, BOTOX is used for this purpose for the palms and armpits.  Studies do show that sweating in the forehead is reduced with BOTOX injection.  It is likely that the forehead treatment with BOTOX will reduce forehead sweating.  Great idea!

Botox is not typically used to decrease sweating of the forehead but it can definitely help. In order to maintain the effect you will need to get botox treatments every 3-6 months.