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Botox may help excessive sweating

Filed in archive Studies on July 22, 2005

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Botox has always been an investigational medication for excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis). Here is a study where interim data suggests its efficacy:
Interim data from a three-year study involving 193 patients found that repeated treatment with Botox (botulinum toxin type A) for severe underarm sweating significantly reduced the amount of sweat produced, according to researchers at the St. Louis University School of Medicine.
(Thompson, "Botox Fights Excess Sweating", Forbes, Jul.22)

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