Botox helps prevent sweating

Are you confused because of the sweat stains on your shirt? If water-repellent drugs don't work, botox may be a new solution for you this summer.

Botox, short for Botulinum toxin, is a neurotoxin protein created by Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Although it is one of the most toxic substances in the world, experts often use very small amounts to blur facial wrinkles and stop muscle twitching.

Botox is also used to treat:

Just inject a few shots into the armpit.(Photo: Livescience)

- Migraine headache
- Winking out of control
- Squint eye
- Pain disorder
- Some disorders cause muscle twitching

In recent years, excessive sweating, or sweating, has been added to this list. While the body is sweating to cool itself when the outside is too hot, or in some emotional states like stress, people with sweaty perspiration run off at any time and cause difficulty. inconvenient.

This phenomenon affects 1% of the population, both men and women, and mainly occurs in the armpits, palms and feet. Sweating medicines have also been used to prevent temporary, but it causes side effects such as dry mouth and eyes. Surgical measures can also prevent sweating by damaging the nerves that send signals to the sweat glands.

Meanwhile, botox prevents the body from watering by blocking neurotransmitters that stimulate the sweat glands, almost paralyzing them. Treatment consists of injecting several shots into the armpit and may last up to 8 months.

"It is an appropriate measure at this time for brides and grooms or those who have to wear uniforms in the hot season and sweating will cause offensive or damaging expensive items , " Erin Welch, a dermatologist at the University of Texas Southwestern, said.

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