Treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis and bromidrosis with botulinum toxin (BTX)-A injection

VernacularTitle:A型肉毒毒素注射治疗腋窝多汗症或伴腋臭症
Author: Lin WANG ; He GAO ; Liyan WEI ; Que KONG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Botulinum toxin-A(BTX-A); Axillary hyperhidrosis; Bromidrosis
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2009;15(3):173-175
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To probe the advantages of BTX-A for the treatment of axillary hyper-hidrosis. Methods 42 cases were treated by BTX-A injection, 50 units per axillae, 25 sites with 2 u-nits each, 1.5 cm apart. They consisted of 24 cases of axillary hyperhidrosis, 10 cases of axillary hy-perhidrosis combined bromidrosis, and 8 cases of bromidrosis. Results All hyperhidrosis patients a-chieved good effects. Among patients with axillary hyperhidrosis combined bromidrosis, it had effects on hyperhidrosis, but only one case effected on bromidrosis. Among patients with bromidrosis, only one case had effect. Conclusions In the treatment of hyperhidrosis, BTX-A is very useful, and side effect is temporary and slight. But for bromidrosis, BTX-A is not very useful.