Hyperhidrosis Treatment in London
“These injections to treat hyperhidrosis work really well, and can transform patient’s lives”
Dr. Ophelia Veraitch, Consultant Dermatologist
What it Hyperhidrosis and how is it treated?
Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for frequent or excessive sweating. Sweating is the body’s natural cooling mechanism, but when the body produces more sweat than is necessary to cool the body, this is known as hyperhidrosis. Excessive sweating is most common on the forehead, palms of the hands, the soles of the feet and the underarms.
Anti-sweat injections are a non-surgical treatment option for individuals experiencing excessive sweating. The treatment is minimally invasive, with minimal downtime and offers quick results. Anti-sweat injections can reduce, and often stop, the sweat produced in these areas for a period of 3 to 6 months, significantly improving the quality of life for individuals suffering from hyperhidrosis, preventing embarrassment, and increasing self-confidence.
TREATING YOUR HAIR CONCERNS
- Excessive sweating in the armpits, face, hands and feet
HOW DOES IT WORK?
A toxin is injected into the skin and works by temporarily blocking the chemical signals from the nerves that stimulate the sweat glands. When the sweat glands don't receive chemical signals, the production of excessive sweat stops in the treated area. Anti-sweat injections only prevent sweating in the specific area where they are injected.
QUICK STATS
USED TO TREAT
Excessive sweating in the armpits, hands, feet and face
DOWNTIME
Back to work immediately after the procedure
ANAESTHETIC
Numbing cream or local anaesthetic injection
RESULTS LAST
3 to 6 months
AREAS TREATED
Armpits, face, scalp, neck, hands and feet
PROCEDURE TIME
Approximately 30 minutes
Your Questions Answered
Prior to treatment, your doctor will perform a test to assess the severity and location the sweating. Following this assessment, your doctor will inject anti-sweat injections into the treatment area. Anaesthetic cream may be applied for at least 15 minutes before the injections. Multiple injections are then made into the treatment area. Some patients may need to have local anaesthesia such as a nerve injection block for palm treatment.
After one treatment you should see a significant reduction in sweating. Maintenance injections are recommended every 3-6 months.
The underarms, hands, feet, face and scalp can be treated.
It usually takes between 2 and 5 days to notice your results and 10 days for the injections to take full effect.
The effects of these injections on sweating last between 3 months to 6 months, and repeat injections are needed to maintain results.
You can decide when you need to be re-injected. This is usually when your sweating becomes troublesome for you.
The injections are relatively painless and can feel like a small sting. A numbing cream is applied beforehand to make the procedure more comfortable. Hand injections are more painful so you may have injections of local anaesthetic in the wrists to temporarily anaesthetise the palms of your hands.
There is no down-time and patients can return to their daily activities immediately. You may get some local discomfort and bruising lasting a few days. This is generally much less under the arms than in other locations.
Dr. Ophelia Veraitch is an award-winning and highly respected Consultant Dermatologist. Specialising in a wide variety of hair and skin conditions, Dr. Veraitch works with every patient individually, working to truly understand the issue at hand, the products and regime a client utilises plus the mental and physical impact this condition has on their daily life. Following a detailed assessment, Dr. Veraitch expertly develops a personalised treatment plan which will help produce results, and ultimately change every one of her patient’s lives for the better.
Book a consultation with Dr. Ophelia, who will diagnose your condition and offer treatment options going forward, Click the link below to start the process.
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