On hot days, sweaty underarms are almost unavoidable. This problem can ruin your freshness, especially in the morning when you’re heading to work. Along with wet underarms comes body odor.
While deodorants or alum sticks can help, some people experience itching, allergic reactions, or even yellow stains on their clothes. If this sounds familiar, don’t worry—there are effective ways to regain your confidence.
Why do underarms sweat excessively?
Before finding a solution, let’s understand the causes of excessive sweating. Apart from hot weather, other factors include:
- Stress and anxiety: When we’re stressed or nervous, the body releases cortisol and adrenaline. These hormones activate sweat glands, including those under the arms. This explains why you might sweat before a job interview or public speaking.
- Menopause (Aging in woman): During menopause, reduced estrogen levels confuse the brain about body temperature. Even slight heat can cause hot flashes and excessive sweating. Women in this stage often feel warmer than usual.
- Health problems: Conditions like thyroid disease, diabetes, infections, heart issues, or certain medications (e.g., antidepressants and blood pressure pills) can increase sweating.
- Genetics: If none of the above causes match your situation, genetics might play a role. Some people inherit overactive sweat glands, often starting in their teenage years and lasting a lifetime. There’s no clear medical explanation for this yet.
Excessive sweat causes strong body odor—Here’s how to fix it
- Maintain hygiene: Shower regularly and clean your underarms to reduce bacteria buildup, a main cause of body odor. For those with sweaty underarms, keeping the area clean is even more important.
- Choose breathable clothes: Wear fabrics like cotton or microfiber to reduce moisture and bacteria buildup.
- Avoid spicy foods: Ingredients like chili contain capsaicin, which tricks your nerves into thinking the body is overheated. This triggers sweat as the body tries to cool down.
- Skip caffeine and smoking: Caffeine speeds up your heart rate, causing adrenaline release and raising your body temperature. Nicotine has a similar effect, leading to more sweating.
- Surgery for sweat glands: There are two surgical options—removing the underarm sweat glands or cutting nerves that control sweating. While these methods reduce sweat and odor, they come with risks like infections, compensatory sweating elsewhere on the body, and high costs.
- Botox A convenient and effective way to reduce sweating. It works by controlling sweat production to a normal level, allowing you to go about your daily life smoothly. This method doesn’t require surgery or recovery time, leaves no scars, and helps you feel confident showing off your underarms.
Reduce excessive underarm sweating with Botox
Botox into the underarm area is an effective solution for controlling excessive sweating and reducing body odor at the same time. Botox, short for Botulinum Toxin Type A, is a protein that temporarily blocks the action of neurotransmitters. This stops the nerves controlling sweat glands in the underarms from producing sweat.
Doctors typically use 100–150 units of Botox, depending on the level of sweating. The medication is injected at multiple points in the underarm area. Results can be seen within 2–4 weeks, and the effects last for about 3–4 months.
At MEGA CLINIC, only authentic, high-standard Botox is used, which the body can naturally break down 100%. The procedure is safe and performed under the supervision of qualified doctors.
Pros of armpit Botox:
- Reduces sweating by over 80%: Helps keep sweat levels normal, making it easier to go about daily life.
- No recovery time needed: The procedure involves injecting Botox into the skin without making incisions, so no rest period is required. Only mild pain may occur when the needle is inserted.
- No need for deodorants: With reduced sweat, bacteria that cause body odor are also reduced, eliminating the need for deodorants or sprays.
- Boosts confidence in clothing choices: This treatment benefits both men and women, improving confidence when dressing up, especially for outdoor or warm-weather activities.
Aftercare for underarm Botox
Live as usual, but during the first week: Avoid massaging or pressing on the underarms. Skip intense exercise and activities involving heat, such as laser treatments, saunas, and steam rooms. These precautions help maintain the effectiveness of Botox in reducing sweat.
For repeat Botox injections, wait until the effects have completely worn off. Injections can be repeated every 3–4 months for long-term results.
Why excessive underarm sweating causes dark skin
Excessive sweating can lead to dark underarms due to constant friction and skin irritation. Sweat can inflame the skin, triggering the body to produce melanin to protect the area. Repeated friction leads to an overproduction of melanin, which causes the underarm skin to darken.
If you’ve already had underarm Botox and want to brighten your underarm skin, doctors recommend combining it with an AuraWhite injection. This contains Transamine, which reduces melanin production, leaving your underarms brighter.
If you’re dealing with excessive underarm sweating or want to try Botox, you can consult with doctors at MEGA CLINIC to assess your concerns.
Still wondering where to get Botox? We recommend MEGA CLINIC branches in Bangkok and surrounding areas:
- MEGA CLINIC, aesthetic clinic in Bangkok: Siam Square branch
- MEGA CLINIC Central Ladprao, 9th floor
- MEGA CLINIC Central Westgate, 2nd floor
- MEGA CLINIC Future Rangsit, G floor
- MEGA CLINIC Pak Nam, Samut Prakan
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