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Monday, June 15, 2009

Botox for Excessive Sweating

Botox® for Excessive sweating or Hyperhydrosis of Underarms and Palms

Botox® has been proven effective and approved by the FDA for treatment of excessive sweating. Excessive sweating or Hyperhydrosis is a condition where the sweat glands are over active leading to wet underarms or palms. Botox® can be injected in those areas to reduce the production of seat for a period of about 6-9 months. Many individuals are embarrassed by this condition and look for treatments to improve that.

Below is an outline of a 52 week study using Botox® for excessive sweating?



*Results from a 52-week, randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 322 patients.
*Patients who showed ≥2-grade HDSS improvement from baseline value 4 weeks after both of the first 2 treatment sessions or had a sustained response after treatment 1 and did not receive treatment 2 during the study 1
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