A medical treatment for excessive sweating of the underarms, palms and soles. One of the few things on this list that is often partly covered by private insurance.
This is the treatment people are most relieved to find exists. It is medical, it is effective, and it is frequently claimable.
Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating beyond what the body needs for temperature regulation. It is a recognised medical condition, not a cosmetic complaint, and it responds extremely well to the same neuromodulators used for expression lines, placed instead into the skin of the affected area to interrupt the signal to the sweat glands.
Because Skin&Co sits inside a dermatology practice, hyperhidrosis is assessed as the medical problem it is. That also matters for insurance: many private plans cover this treatment with appropriate documentation, and we can provide it.
What it treats
And a few things they do not. If your concern is not here, the consultation is where we work out what would actually help.
Injectables and FillersThe most commonly treated area and the one with the highest success rate. Sweating typically reduces dramatically within a week.
Effective, though the injections are more uncomfortable and a nerve block is sometimes used.
Treatable, less commonly requested, and worth asking about if it affects daily life.
The usual point at which people seek treatment, often after years of prescription strength products.
How it works
Four steps, in this order. Nothing is treated until it has been assessed, and nothing is repeated until it has been reviewed.
A physician confirms the diagnosis and rules out secondary causes, which matters both clinically and for any insurance claim.
Results
A series of small injections. No downtime. You can return to work immediately and exercise the next day.
The effect begins. Most people notice a substantial difference within the first week.
Maximum reduction. This is the point at which we confirm the result and document it.
The effect wears off slowly. Underarms typically last longest. Most people repeat once or twice a year.
Before and after
This treatment does not photograph usefully, so the gallery carries no pair for it. What it does and does not do is set out above, and the consultation answers it for your own case.
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When we say no
We do not treat in these situations, and we will say so in the consultation, which you are not charged for.
Questions
Many private plans cover it with appropriate documentation, which we provide. Coverage varies by plan and usually requires that antiperspirants have been tried first. We will tell you honestly what to expect before you commit.
Four to nine months, with underarms typically lasting longest. Most people treat once or twice a year.
Underarms are very tolerable. Palms are more uncomfortable and we can use a nerve block. The injections are shallow and quick.
Compensatory sweating is a recognised concern with surgical treatment. It is uncommon with injectable treatment and rarely troublesome when it does occur.
Three to seven days for the first change, with full effect by two weeks.
Yes, from the following day. The treated area sweats less, the rest of you behaves normally.
Also in this room
Wrinkle RelaxersBotox, Dysport and Xeomin, placed by a physician led team to soften expression lines without switching them off.Dermal FillersHyaluronic acid placed for structure rather than volume.
Collagen StimulatorsRadiesse and Sculptra work by prompting your own collagen rather than adding volume directly.
BelkyraAn injectable that permanently reduces fat under the chin.Mississauga, Ontario
A consultation is a clinical examination, not a sales appointment. Bring your questions and expect straight answers about what will and will not work, including when the answer is that you do not need us yet.
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