My teenage daughter suffers from sweaty hands and she is very self conscious. Have tried prescription topicals to no avail. Would this be a safe next step?
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October 23, 2015
Answer: Would Botox injections for the hands be ok for a 14 yr old?
Botox can be a great tool in relieving the temporary effects from hyperhidrosis. I have not seen a negative impact in hair from the Botox, so it could worth trying at least once. As far as your thinning hair, there are a few topical solutions and oral medications that can be prescribed and...
This should range somewhere between 1200-1500 per treatment (which would include 1 vials separated between 2 breasts). It all depends on who is doing the injections (expert or not) versus where they are in the country (costs are more expensive in competative markets). Best, Dr. Emer.
It's safe to receive more than
100 units but difficult to predict how much compensatory sweating you'll
have in other untreated areas. Since our bodies all adjust
differently to sympathectomies and Botox for hyperhidrosis, the only way
to know for sure is to treat the...
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