Innovations in Heavy Sweating: Stop Soaking Your Shirts Bengtson Center for Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery

Posted On: August 6, 2015

At this point, just about everybody knows about the injectable that smooths out forehead creases and crows' feet: BOTOX. Patients might be interested to learn that the active ingredient in the prescription cosmetic also has a variety of other uses, including combating heavy sweating.

BOTOX works by preventing specific signals from completing their journey from the brain to their intended target. In the case of the forehead, for example, injections can keep specific muscles from contracting, which stops wrinkles from wrinkling.

Heavy sweaters, who suffer from a condition known as hyperhidrosis, can receive BOTOX injections to help. In the case of axillary hyperhidrosis, which happens under the arm, the chemical stops commands to produce sweat from reaching key glands there. The effect is temporary - lasting four to six months - but certainly welcome to patients who, without BOTOX, would be dealing with frequently soaked shirts.

Besides BOTOX, the Bengtson Center offers an alternative to BOTOX that has longer-term benefits and also prevents excessive sweating. Patients eager to trade regularly wet armpits for dry ones can try SlimLipo, a precision laser procedure typically used for fat reduction. It can also target overly active sweat glands for heating and removal, which can permanently reduce underarm sweating by up to 90 percent!

Grand Rapids plastic surgeons, Dr. Brad Bengtson and Dr. Ryan Mitchell, offer their laser technique, as well as BOTOX, to Michigan patients who want a dryer, cleaner future, whether temporarily or for good. Learn more about their methods to combat hyperhidrosis at the Bengtson Center in downtown Grand Rapids. Call (616) 588-8880 or 1-877-822-8880 to set up a consultation, or contact us online.

Written by Bengtson Center for Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery