BOTOX
®
treatment is proven. In a clinical study involved 322 patients with severe underarm sweating:*
Half of the patients had a treatment duration of at least 201 days or 6.7 months.
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57 out of 104 BOTOX
®
treated patients (55%) achieved an effective response—compared to only 6 out of 108 treated without BOTOX
®
(6%). Patients were defined as "responders" if they showed improvement greater than or equal to 2 grades on the HDSS from the start of the study to 4 weeks after their first 2 treatment sessions, or if they had a sustained response after treatment 1 and did not receive re-treatment during the study.
84 out of 104 BOTOX
®
treated patients (81%) achieved a greater than 50% reduction in sweating—compared to only 44 out of 108 treated without BOTOX
®
(41%).
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Results were based on patients’ responses to a questionnaire (The Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale [HDSS]) that assessed the extent to which underarm sweating affected their daily activities
BOTOX
®
neurotoxin treatment is not a cure; your symptoms will return gradually, and you will know when the time is right for another treatment. Your healthcare provider will recommend a treatment strategy to ensure that you receive the best possible results with BOTOX
®
treatment.
Reference
BOTOX
®
Prescribing Information.