Male – Treatment of sweating

Robert was so intrigued by the use of botulinum toxin to reduce sweating he decided to try it himself:

Curious of the effects and mindful of how successful and beneficial the treatment of sweating with botulinum toxin could be. I wanted to discover if it is a worthwhile treatment.

I had been told that botulinum toxin was exceptionally effective at curtailing:

A: armpit sweating and, B: controlling the bacteria in the armpit and reducing odour. I had the treatment on Thursday and by the Sunday I had noticed a difference before its usual 7-14 day wait time.

I want to make it clear that I do not suffer from hyperhydrosis or excessive sweating, I simply wanted to be prepared for my busy schedule this coming Summer.

28 units of botulinum toxin were injected per side and the treatment took less than 5 minutes. I was a little sore during treatment but there was no pain afterwards, and no restrictions to activity. I was able to return immediately to work.

I was advised I wouldn’t see any results until a week later – 3 days after treatment I saw a significant reduction in sweating and a further reduction two weeks later.

I am still required to use deodorant but I remain much drier, I only sweat under extreme exertion but it is only mild sweating. The fact that the sweating is reduced means the odour is also reduced for the next 6-9 months.