‘Botox’ as a solution for sweating

Dermatology Specialist Dr. Çağdaş Koç offered advice to citizens suffering from excessive sweating during the summer months.

Stating that excessive sweating can sometimes be structural and sometimes constitutional, Dr. Çağdaş Koç noted that they see sweating most frequently in the underarms, palms, and soles of the feet.

Expressing that citizens with sweating problems cannot feel comfortable when shaking hands and that their quality of life drops significantly, Çağdaş Koç said, "Citizens with sweating problems experience a decrease in self-confidence and cannot shake hands with anyone. This can truly create a social problem. For hand and foot sweating, we use antiperspirant lotions. These are generally products containing aluminum. We start with these primarily. If our patient has not seen any benefit from these, we have oral medications. We can switch to those. These can reduce sweating. However, their long-term use can be somewhat problematic. Apart from these, we have an iontophoresis device that we provide for home use. The patient can keep their hands and feet in this device 3 days a week. This is also a very comfortable procedure," he said.

''THE EASIEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION IS BOTOX''

Stating that the most effective solution for excessive underarm sweating is Botox, Koç added, "The method we perform most here is Botox application. We perform Botox applications for palms and underarms. In the procedure, we first numb the area with a cream. Then, we apply the Botox with small needle injections. Its effect begins on the 15th day. The effect lasts for approximately 6 months to 1 year. If patients have this procedure done, especially at the beginning of summer, they can get through the summer months very comfortably. They can wear their clothes comfortably. We have patients who change their clothes 2-3 times a day due to underarm sweating. Even they say that after the procedure, they can finish the day with a single outfit and feel comfortable. It prevents the formation of odor. Botox is truly one of our most reliable and effective methods for the underarms," he stated.