Treatment for hyperhidrosis uses the same drug as a cosmetic Botox appointment, but it goes into different tissue for a different reason. Instead of relaxing a muscle that creases the skin, it blocks the chemical messenger that tells the sweat glands to fire. The underarms are the most commonly treated area, and palms and soles are also treated.
It takes considerably more product than a frown line does, so it costs more per session, and it wears off on roughly the same schedule as any other neurotoxin treatment. Because severe underarm sweating is a recognized medical condition rather than a cosmetic complaint, some insurers cover it when other treatments have failed. That is worth asking about before paying cash.
What to ask a provider
- Is this billed as a cosmetic service or can it go through insurance?
- How many units do you use per underarm, and what is the price per unit?
- Who performs the injection, and what is their license?
Who offers this near Boulder
33 of the providers in our directory offer this, detected from their own published service pages. Scores are our 0 to 100 rating of the business, not of this treatment specifically, and they are never for sale. How we score.
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This page is information, not medical advice. Annette Thompson is a medical technologist writing from public data and firsthand visits, not your clinician. Decisions about any of this belong in a conversation with a qualified clinician who knows your history.