Is the treatment permanent?
No, at best Botox will work for a few months. While it is not a permanent cure, it sure can make you feel a lot better about your self and renew your self-confidence. Most patients who get Botox injections notice that the sweating disappears in a few weeks and lasts anywhere from 2-5 months.
Are the Botox injections painful?
Well, it depends who does it. In most cases, there is only a slight pinprick that lasts a second. The procedure can be done at a spa or a clinic. If you are a cry baby and afraid of needles, you can ask the doctor to give you some numbing medication, which does help. The procedure rarely takes more than 30 minutes and there is little downtime.
Are there any side effects with Botox?
Asides from some mild arm weakness, there are no major side effects.
When does one see the result?
The decrease in sweating is obvious the next time you shake your hand. The maximum effect of botox takes about 2-3 weeks.
Does everyone respond to Botox?
Unfortunately no. Only about 10% of people respond to Botox. Therefore, never enroll for many sessions. Try one set of injections and wait a few weeks. If Botox has not worked in 2-3 weeks, it is unlikely to work in future. There is no way of telling who will respond to Botox. Because there have been many health care workers using fake, counterfeit or diluted Botox, it has been difficult to know if the problem lies with the patient or the Botox!
What is cost of Botox?
The cost of Botox ranges from $ 500- $1, 500 and is now available at most cosmetic and spa clinics. The procedure is considered cosmetic in nature and not covered by medical insurance.
What is option when Botox fails?
Surgery known as thoracic sympathectomy is probably the best treatment. If the surgeon is good, you will most likely be cured of the problem
Final point
Because there is a bandwagon of people who are clamoring for the Botox business, choose your therapist well. For safety, select a therapist who is credentialed to perform the procedure. Botox, when used by an experienced health care worker is a safe and effective way to eliminate the embarrassing problem of excessive sweating of underarms, hands, and feet.
For people who have gotten rid of sweating after botox injections, they claim that the feeling is better than an orgasm. Your hands will feel so dry that you will want to shake and touch everyone. Move over Viagra.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Can Botox decrease sweating?
There is nothing more uncomfortable than have cold damp hands. Unfortunately, many individuals do have a problem with sweating and have little idea how to treat it. Most individuals are too shy to talk about it and suffer silently. The disorder is too embarrassing for most individuals to come out in the open and talk about it. Many people go through thousands of dollars worth of ointments and creams and never achieve dry hands.
Is excessive sweating bad for health?
Excess sweating is generally a cosmetic problem that often leads to social isolation and withdrawal. It can be difficult to lead a normal life both socially and personally if you are constantly sweating. Having damp wet hands, unsightly clothes and even having to hold books can be a real pain in the rear. While excess sweating is typically localized to the hands and armpit, there are some unlucky individuals who sweat profusely in their feet. This leads to a terrible smell and development of skin rashes.
Why does excess sweating occur?
No one really knows why excess sweating occurs, but bad luck seems to be answer in most cases.
How does one treat excess sweating?
For many years, the treatments for sweating were useless or best classified in the category of crap. Today we have Botox. This miracle substance, which can erase wrinkles and fine lines on the face, is also a decent treatment for sweating. Botox when it works can decrease sweating, works fast and is relatively cheap.
How does Botox work?
Botox injections have been shown to be quite effective at decreasing sweating. Botox works by blocking sweat glands from releasing excess sweat.
Is excessive sweating bad for health?
Excess sweating is generally a cosmetic problem that often leads to social isolation and withdrawal. It can be difficult to lead a normal life both socially and personally if you are constantly sweating. Having damp wet hands, unsightly clothes and even having to hold books can be a real pain in the rear. While excess sweating is typically localized to the hands and armpit, there are some unlucky individuals who sweat profusely in their feet. This leads to a terrible smell and development of skin rashes.
Why does excess sweating occur?
No one really knows why excess sweating occurs, but bad luck seems to be answer in most cases.
How does one treat excess sweating?
For many years, the treatments for sweating were useless or best classified in the category of crap. Today we have Botox. This miracle substance, which can erase wrinkles and fine lines on the face, is also a decent treatment for sweating. Botox when it works can decrease sweating, works fast and is relatively cheap.
How does Botox work?
Botox injections have been shown to be quite effective at decreasing sweating. Botox works by blocking sweat glands from releasing excess sweat.
Monday, May 11, 2009
What is best treatment for sunburn? Part 3
Sometimes a sunburn lesion can get infected. If you have the following features then your blisters are infected:
- Increased pain
- Swelling
- Redness which is spreading
- Area feels warm to touch
- Smelly Fluid discharge from blisters
- Fever
- Swollen glands in armpit, neck or groin
Symptoms to Watch For During Home Treatment
Most sunburn cases can be managed at home. However, some individual have severe burns and may require medical treatment. If you have the following symptoms, you need to see a health care professional
- Blurred vision
- Dizziness
- Fever
- chills
- Nausea
- Generalized body weakness
- Skin redness
- Pain and drainage
In the majority of cases, sunburn can be treated at home and one does not need to see a physician. However, if pain is severe, if there is fever and one is not getting better in a few days, it is worth paying a visit to a physician. Drinking adequate fluids is the key to early recovery.
The best way to prevent sunburn is to use a sunscreen regularly. There are hundreds of sunscreen and anyone with an SPF 20 is adequate. Other means of avoiding sunburn is to wear protective garments, staying in the shade and knowing when one has had enough sun for the day.
sunscreen and moisturizers can be obtained at www.medexsupply.com
- Increased pain
- Swelling
- Redness which is spreading
- Area feels warm to touch
- Smelly Fluid discharge from blisters
- Fever
- Swollen glands in armpit, neck or groin
Symptoms to Watch For During Home Treatment
Most sunburn cases can be managed at home. However, some individual have severe burns and may require medical treatment. If you have the following symptoms, you need to see a health care professional
- Blurred vision
- Dizziness
- Fever
- chills
- Nausea
- Generalized body weakness
- Skin redness
- Pain and drainage
In the majority of cases, sunburn can be treated at home and one does not need to see a physician. However, if pain is severe, if there is fever and one is not getting better in a few days, it is worth paying a visit to a physician. Drinking adequate fluids is the key to early recovery.
The best way to prevent sunburn is to use a sunscreen regularly. There are hundreds of sunscreen and anyone with an SPF 20 is adequate. Other means of avoiding sunburn is to wear protective garments, staying in the shade and knowing when one has had enough sun for the day.
sunscreen and moisturizers can be obtained at www.medexsupply.com
What is best treatment for sunburn? part 2
After moderate sunburn, the skin will peel in a few days. One should let the skin peel off and not manually remove the skin. The burnt skin will soon be replaced by new skin in a few days. The best way to ease the itch and unsightly peel is to apply a moisturizer.
Topical anesthetics are widely hyped as a treatment for sunburns.. There are many beauty parlors and salons selling topical anesthetics for sunburn skin. At all costs, avoid these products. Most of these topical anesthetics are made in solvents that can worsen skin dryness. Further, there is no evidence that topical anesthetics have any benefit. The products are expensive and can even worsen your skin condition.
If you develop blisters, do not break them. Breaking blisters easily leads to infection and delayed healing. If the blister is intact, leave them alone or cover them with a light dressing. There is no need to apply any cream or lotion over the blister. Regularly look at the blister to ensure it is getting smaller and healing. There are some who advocate puncturing the blister or making a hole into the skin of the blister to decompress it. This is not recommended. Most blisters decrease in size with time
Wear proper clothes and avoid tight restrictive clothes. Tight fitting clothes and shoes can further irritate skin and break open the blisters. Wear loose fitting clothes until the blister has healed
Make it a point to wash your hands before you touch the blister. Blisters can easily can get infected.
If you have a mild to moderate sunburn, there is no need to apply any antibiotics on it. do not use alcohol, iodine or any type of paint. All these substances contain chemicals which only delay healing
Topical anesthetics are widely hyped as a treatment for sunburns.. There are many beauty parlors and salons selling topical anesthetics for sunburn skin. At all costs, avoid these products. Most of these topical anesthetics are made in solvents that can worsen skin dryness. Further, there is no evidence that topical anesthetics have any benefit. The products are expensive and can even worsen your skin condition.
If you develop blisters, do not break them. Breaking blisters easily leads to infection and delayed healing. If the blister is intact, leave them alone or cover them with a light dressing. There is no need to apply any cream or lotion over the blister. Regularly look at the blister to ensure it is getting smaller and healing. There are some who advocate puncturing the blister or making a hole into the skin of the blister to decompress it. This is not recommended. Most blisters decrease in size with time
Wear proper clothes and avoid tight restrictive clothes. Tight fitting clothes and shoes can further irritate skin and break open the blisters. Wear loose fitting clothes until the blister has healed
Make it a point to wash your hands before you touch the blister. Blisters can easily can get infected.
If you have a mild to moderate sunburn, there is no need to apply any antibiotics on it. do not use alcohol, iodine or any type of paint. All these substances contain chemicals which only delay healing
What is the best and most immediate treatment for sunburn?
Now that the hot weather is around the corner, sun tanning is on everyone’s mind. Each year thousands of individuals develop sunburn from excessive sun exposure and no matter how much preventive advice is given, it usually goes unheeded.
Sunburn varies in degree. Mild cases are no big deal but most individuals develop moderate to severe degree sunburn. Once sunburn has occurred, there is no magical treatment to reverse the process. Sunburn skin becomes maximal 12-24 hours after exposure, but the treatment takes a lot longer to reverse.
There are methods to relieve pain and help healing of skin with simple home made remedies:
The first thing to do when you realize you have sunburn, is to get out of the sun.
Use a cold compress. This can be a moist towel, ice pack or a a nice cool bath. Cold compresses only help when applied soon after the burn. When cold therapy is taken soon after sunburn, swelling, pain and redness is generally much less.
Sunburn always dries up skin. Thus, it is very important to keep the skin moist. One may use any number of moisturizers. Aloe Vera is probably as good as any. If there is excessive peeling of skin and itching, one can also apply hydrocortisone. Hydrocortisone is available over the counter and will rapidly relieve both itching and dryness in no time.
Sunburn may look painful but the pain in most cases is mild to moderate. Over the counter pain pills like Motrin or Advil can help relieve the ache and redness
Sunburn varies in degree. Mild cases are no big deal but most individuals develop moderate to severe degree sunburn. Once sunburn has occurred, there is no magical treatment to reverse the process. Sunburn skin becomes maximal 12-24 hours after exposure, but the treatment takes a lot longer to reverse.
There are methods to relieve pain and help healing of skin with simple home made remedies:
The first thing to do when you realize you have sunburn, is to get out of the sun.
Use a cold compress. This can be a moist towel, ice pack or a a nice cool bath. Cold compresses only help when applied soon after the burn. When cold therapy is taken soon after sunburn, swelling, pain and redness is generally much less.
Sunburn always dries up skin. Thus, it is very important to keep the skin moist. One may use any number of moisturizers. Aloe Vera is probably as good as any. If there is excessive peeling of skin and itching, one can also apply hydrocortisone. Hydrocortisone is available over the counter and will rapidly relieve both itching and dryness in no time.
Sunburn may look painful but the pain in most cases is mild to moderate. Over the counter pain pills like Motrin or Advil can help relieve the ache and redness
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Blue Peel- hype or hope? part 5
Do blue peels work?
Depends whom you talk to. The people who sell this therapy claim it is a godsend. Consumers who have had this therapy think it sucks. Overall, there are many testimonials on cyberspace. With higher strength blue peels, numerous complications have been reported- most of which are irreversible. The lighter strength peels do absolutely nothing. Blue peels only works for mild skin disorders. As far as aging and acne scars are concerned, save your hard earned money for a treatment that works- blue peel is not one of them.
Final advice
There are a lot of peels on the market- each one hyped up to be the next best treatment to reverse aging and so on. In reality, most of cosmetic medicine is a business where reality is often confused with illusion. The only time you are going to look young and beautiful after application of a blue peel is when you are having a dream. The majority of people who undergo a blue peel only achieve one thing- a major disappointment.
Depends whom you talk to. The people who sell this therapy claim it is a godsend. Consumers who have had this therapy think it sucks. Overall, there are many testimonials on cyberspace. With higher strength blue peels, numerous complications have been reported- most of which are irreversible. The lighter strength peels do absolutely nothing. Blue peels only works for mild skin disorders. As far as aging and acne scars are concerned, save your hard earned money for a treatment that works- blue peel is not one of them.
Final advice
There are a lot of peels on the market- each one hyped up to be the next best treatment to reverse aging and so on. In reality, most of cosmetic medicine is a business where reality is often confused with illusion. The only time you are going to look young and beautiful after application of a blue peel is when you are having a dream. The majority of people who undergo a blue peel only achieve one thing- a major disappointment.
The Blue Peel- hype or hope? part 4
How often is the blue peel applied?
The vendors of this therapy recommend one treatment every 4 months. Because TCA is a strong acid, it often leads to severe skin peeling and frequent application of the peel is not recommended. Once blue peel has been applied, the skin starts to peel in the next few days and continues for the next 2-3 weeks. Complete peeling of skin can take anywhere from 10-21 days. At this point in time, the skin also appears pink.
Is the Blue peel permanent?
No, there is no peel that has permanent effects on skin, unless it is a complication. To maintain cosmetic benefits of the blue peel, one has to repeat treatments every 4-6 months
When does one see results after the blue peel?
During the first few weeks, skin peeling continues for 10-21 days. Fresh new skin is usually seen at 3-4 weeks and continues for another 4-6 weeks.
What is the cost of blue peel?
The price of blue peel does vary according to skin area being treated and your skin disorder. In general, the price of a blue peel can vary from $400-$1,000/session. If anesthesia is used, there are additional costs.
Can one apply the blue peel at home?
Yes, there are light strength blue peels for home use. The real facts about home peels are that they are useless and do very little. The light strength blue peels are sold all over cyberspace and in many salons for about $40-$60. The best advice is -stay away from home blue peels and save your money for something that works. Sorry, there are no refunds when the peels do not work.
The vendors of this therapy recommend one treatment every 4 months. Because TCA is a strong acid, it often leads to severe skin peeling and frequent application of the peel is not recommended. Once blue peel has been applied, the skin starts to peel in the next few days and continues for the next 2-3 weeks. Complete peeling of skin can take anywhere from 10-21 days. At this point in time, the skin also appears pink.
Is the Blue peel permanent?
No, there is no peel that has permanent effects on skin, unless it is a complication. To maintain cosmetic benefits of the blue peel, one has to repeat treatments every 4-6 months
When does one see results after the blue peel?
During the first few weeks, skin peeling continues for 10-21 days. Fresh new skin is usually seen at 3-4 weeks and continues for another 4-6 weeks.
What is the cost of blue peel?
The price of blue peel does vary according to skin area being treated and your skin disorder. In general, the price of a blue peel can vary from $400-$1,000/session. If anesthesia is used, there are additional costs.
Can one apply the blue peel at home?
Yes, there are light strength blue peels for home use. The real facts about home peels are that they are useless and do very little. The light strength blue peels are sold all over cyberspace and in many salons for about $40-$60. The best advice is -stay away from home blue peels and save your money for something that works. Sorry, there are no refunds when the peels do not work.
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