Help for excessive sweating at Aesthetico

Sweating is an important function to cool the body when necessary and under certain environmental conditions.
Physiological sweating takes place all over the body and is not restricted to certain areas. The sweating stops as soon as the core temperature of the body has normalised.
Some people sweat even when the body does not need cooling down. They sweat excessively in only one or two areas of the body, usually the armpits or hands, while the rest of their body remains dry. The sweating is continuous and of copious amounts. This condition affects about 3% of all people and is called hyperhidrosis.
There is no underlying cause for hyperhidrosis, but about 50% of people who suffer from this condition will also have a family member with the same problem; indicating that it may be congenital.
Hyperhidrosis must not be confused with excessive sweating due to alcohol, coffee or spicy food. There are certain medical conditions that cause excessive sweating such as diabetes, gout, overactive thyroid and obesity. Sweating due to these substances and or medical conditions is self-limiting or not restricted to one or two areas of the body.
Hyperhidrosis can have a debilitating effect on the person who suffers from it. Hands dripping with sweat can have an effect on relationships, especially in young individuals. Moist hands slip on door knobs, cannot open bottles or hold racquets properly and wet computer keyboards.
Excessive underarm sweating stains clothing, gets infected and smells. This is but a few reasons why the condition must be treated.
According to Anton Mathey, medical specialist at Aesthetico Medical Aesthetic Clinic, sufferers need not lose hope. The condition can be treated with Botox.
“People suffering from hyperhidrosis have an overactive nervous system that tells the sweat glands to sweat. With the injection of Botox in specified areas this overactive system is blocked and sweating decreases or stops completely in treated areas. The area’s most commonly treated are the armpits and hands. The procedure is done in the consulting room, is relatively painless and has no downtime after treatment,” he explains.
For more information about this treatment or make an appointment to see Mathey, contact Aesthetico on 015 291 2404.