Botox for Excessive Sweating
Sweat less where it troubles you most.
You choose your clothes around it. You check the mirror, the mirror again, and then the room.
If sweating beyond what your body needs is shaping your day, you do not have to keep planning around it. After a conversation about your sweating, your doctor places small injections of genuine Botox® by Allergan, and the relief can last for several months.
At a glance
A few small injections can keep the underarms drier for months, so you can stop thinking about it.
- First change
- Within several days
- Full result
- One to two weeks
- Lasts
- About four to six months
- Downtime
- Minimal
- Consultation
- Complimentary
- Available at
- Legian Ubud Canggu
Is this for you?
It may be if you…
- Have underarm sweating that disrupts daily life
- Get sweat marks despite antiperspirant
- Sweat heavily without heat or exercise
Worth knowing first: sweating that started suddenly, covers your whole body, or comes regularly at night needs your doctor to look for the cause before any treatment begins.
How it works: Botox pauses the signal to sweat
Your sweat glands start working when nearby nerves release a chemical signal. Wherever Botox is placed, it blocks that signal for a while, so those glands make less sweat.
Hyperhidrosis means sweating beyond what your body needs to keep cool, in one area or several. Medication, hormonal changes or another condition can sometimes be behind it. So your doctor starts with questions: when and where you sweat, and whether you have already tried prescription-strength antiperspirants or other treatments.
Where it can be used
- UnderarmsIndicated for severe primary sweating that topical products have not controlled
- Palms of the handsAssessed individually, and may be off-label. There is a risk of brief hand weakness
- Soles of the feetAssessed individually, and may be off-label
- Forehead, face and scalpAssessed individually, and may be off-label
What to expect
- Within several days
Sweating begins to ease.
- Week 1 to 2
Your full result.
- Month 4 to 6
The effect gradually wears off. It commonly lasts four to six months, sometimes longer, sometimes shorter.
A review follows your first treatment, and a repeat is possible once it fades. Redness, tenderness, swelling or bruising can show around the injection points, and all of it passes. Results vary with the area, the dose and how severe your sweating is.
Your visit, step by step
Before
- Do not shave or irritate the area for about 24 hours beforehand
- No deodorant, antiperspirant, body lotion or fragranced products on the area that day
- Tell your doctor what you take, including blood thinners, aspirin, supplements, muscle relaxants and injected antibiotics
- Mention any allergies, neuromuscular conditions, or swallowing or breathing trouble
- Mention any botulinum toxin or filler in the last four months
- Skip alcohol the day before, as it can increase bruising
- Do not stop prescribed medicine unless its prescriber says so
The day
Your doctor cleans the area and may mark where you sweat most. Small injections go in just beneath the skin, and that part is usually quick. Then you go back to your day.
Your doctors
Every injection here is given by one of our eight doctors.
Aftercare
- Do not rub, press or massage the treated area for the rest of the day
- Avoid strenuous exercise, saunas, steam rooms and intense heat for 24 to 48 hours
- Contact us if anything unexpected develops
Botox treatments, side by side
- First change
- After one to two days
- Lasts
- Up to four months
- First change
- Less jaw tension in one to two weeks
- Lasts
- Three to six months
- First change
- Within several days
- Lasts
- About four to six months
- First change
- Sometimes two to four weeks
- Lasts
- About 12 weeks
Questions people ask
Hyperhidrosis means sweating beyond what your body needs to keep cool, in one area or several. Medication, hormonal changes or another condition can sometimes be behind it, so your doctor starts by asking when and where you sweat.
Your sweat glands start working when nearby nerves release a chemical signal. Wherever Botox® is placed, it blocks that signal for a while, so those glands make less sweat.
Underarms are the indicated use, for severe primary sweating that topical products have not controlled. Your doctor will talk you through whether this applies to you.
These areas are assessed individually, and treatment may be off-label. Your doctor will explain what that means for you. For the palms, there is a risk of brief hand weakness.
It may be worth discussing if you have underarm sweating that disrupts daily life, get sweat marks despite antiperspirant, or sweat heavily without heat or exercise.
Sweating that started suddenly, covers your whole body or comes regularly at night needs your doctor to look for the cause first, before any treatment begins.
Your doctor will ask whether you have tried prescription-strength antiperspirants or other treatments, as part of understanding your sweating.
Sweating can ease within several days, with the full effect in one to two weeks.
Commonly four to six months, sometimes longer, sometimes shorter. A review follows your first treatment, and a repeat is possible once it wears off.
Small injections go in just beneath the skin, and that part is usually quick.
Minimal. Redness, tenderness, swelling or bruising can show around the injection points, and all of it passes. Results vary with the area, the dose and how severe your sweating is.
- Do not shave or irritate the area for about 24 hours beforehand
- Use no deodorant, antiperspirant, body lotion or fragranced products on the area that day
- Skip alcohol the day before, as it can increase bruising
- Tell your doctor what you take, including blood thinners, aspirin, supplements, muscle relaxants and injected antibiotics
- Do not stop prescribed medicine unless its prescriber says so
Your doctor cleans the area and may mark where you sweat most. Small injections then go in, and afterwards you can go back to your day.
Do not rub, press or massage the treated area for the rest of the day, and avoid strenuous exercise, saunas, steam rooms and intense heat for 24 to 48 hours. Contact us if anything unexpected develops.
Please tell your doctor before booking about any neuromuscular condition, allergy, or swallowing or breathing trouble, and mention any botulinum toxin or filler in the last four months.
Yes, Botox® by Allergan. Cocoon also holds the BOTOX Platinum Award, 2026.
At Cocoon Medical Spa in Legian, Ubud and Canggu. Your consultation always comes first, with your doctor, before anything is booked.
Ready to stop planning around it?
Start with a private conversation. Your doctor will ask about your sweating, check what is behind it, and tell you honestly whether Botox is right for you.