There are a number of different hyperhidrosis treatments available, all with a varying degree of success rates. If a hyperhidrosis treatment did not work for one this does not necessarily mean it won’t work for you. Oral medications or Botox might be ineffective for a certain type of hyperhidrosis, but might work well for others. Individual physiology plays a large factor in how each person reacts to Hyperhidrosis treatment. There are different types of hyperhidrosis treatment—anti-perspirants, oral medication or Botox or ETS surgery. If one doesn’t work, you should try other.

Oral medication can at times be an effective Hyperhidrosis treatment, but due to side effects they are not always recommended. Additionally, oral medication is not a permanent solution—you will have to take oral medication for as long as you have the chronic problem. If you ever need to take any other Oral medication or treatment for an unrelated issue, you may need to stop taking oral medication for hyperhidrosis treatment.

Similarly, Botox injections are not a preferred Hyperhidrosis treatment because it is only temporary. In addition, Botox injections freeze the skin in place, making a person look waxen or inexpressive. Botox is also technically a poison—a variant on a strain of Botulism—so many are wary of using Botox for a non-cosmetic procedure. It is not uncommon to use a combination of the above procedures---anti-perspirants, Oral medication, and Botox—but again it is a temporary and potentially costly method of hyperhidrosis treatment.

Surgery is the recommend Hyperhidrosis treatment for people who have exhausted all other avenues. Because anti-perspirants have not shown to be effective or the side effects from oral medication outweigh the benefits, and Botox results in skin freezing, ETS surgery is growing in popularity. ETS surgery is a permanent solution for hyperhidrosis treatment. The ETS surgery can only take an hour with only a few follow-up appointments necessary. There are varying forms of ETS surgery available for Hyperhidrosis treatment.

Local surgical technique as a form of hyperhidrosis treatment can be a painful procedure and it is not always effective. Again, the effectiveness will depend on how the patient reacts to the hyperhidrosis treatment. ETS surgery is also a recommended Hyperhidrosis treatment for the most severe cases of hyperhidrosis. It involves severing the nerves in the nervous system to stop the transmission of signals from the brain to the sweat glands. Unlike the local surgical technique, it can stop many different types of sweating at once, rather than just one localized area.