Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)

Some people sweat far more than the body needs, enough to affect clothing choices, handshakes, work or confidence. It can involve the underarms, hands, feet, face or scalp, and it often carries on regardless of the weather.

What excessive sweating is

Excessive sweating happens when the sweat glands in an area are more active than they need to be. It isn't caused by poor hygiene, and it often continues in cool conditions or at rest. For many people it's simply a lifelong pattern, but one that can be assessed and, where appropriate, treated.

Areas we treat

• Underarms
• Hands
• Feet
• Face, forehead and scalp

Some areas are more sensitive to treat than others. We'll talk through comfort and what to expect for yours at your consultation.

How it's approached

Treatment is considered only after an unhurried assessment of your history and the areas affected. Where treatment is appropriate, the aim is to make day-to-day sweating more manageable, and your plan is reviewed with you over time.

• Assessed individually, based on how the sweating affects you
• The aim is less day-to-day sweating, not a permanent change
• Reviewed as we go, and repeated only if it's genuinely helping
• Considered alongside simpler measures where those make sense first

Risks, recovery and realistic expectations

This is a medical procedure and carries some risk. Temporary effects such as tenderness or bruising at the treated area can occur, and some areas have their own considerations, such as temporary weakness of grip after treatment of the hands. The degree and duration of benefit vary from person to person, and the risks and what to expect will be explained in full beforehand. The effect is temporary and wears off over months, so an ongoing approach is needed to maintain it. Individual results vary, and what's appropriate for you is determined only after a proper assessment.

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