Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating that’s not always related to heat or exercise. You may sweat so much that it soaks through your clothes or drips off your hands. Heavy sweating can disrupt your day and cause social anxiety and embarrassment.

Fortunately, non-surgical treatments of botulinum toxin is being increasingly recognized as a therapy for hyperhidrosis. Sweat glands require a nerve impulse to be activated. Without this stimulation, sweat production is prevented. By injecting botulinum toxin into problem areas such as underarms, hands, and feet, the related nerve impulses temporarily relax and are prevented from reaching the sweat gland. This, in turn, stops sweat production in the treated area. Medical studies have shown that botulinum toxin can effectively reduce excessive sweating by up to 80%.