Laser Sweat Ablation uses a laser to remove the sweat glands from the armpits. Without the sweat glands, no sweat is produced in the area thus the excessive sweating is stopped for good.

Sweating is an unconscious process and therefore is largely uncontrollable by the patient. Some people have overactive sweat glands and it’s just ‘one of those things’. Up until now, one of the only minimally invasive cosmetic procedures to help stop sweating is through the use of Botox which blocks the nerves that controls sweating. However as new nerves grow back, the sweating begins again and at up to £1,500 per set of injections, this can be a costly process. In contrast, the Laser Sweat Ablation method costs around £3,500 and is a permanent solution for around 80% of patients.

The patient is given a local anaesthetic in the armpit area and once this has taken effect, one or two 2mm – 3mm incisions are made. A dissection tool is then used to separate the skin from the sweat glands. A surgical laser prove is then inserted into these incisions and the sweat glands are burned away from underneath the skin. A tool like a file is then used to scrub away all the dead tissue which is sucked out via a thin tube. A dressing is then applied over the incisions. Patients can normally resume normal activities the same day and when the incisions heal, should only be left with up to four small scars.

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However, a British surgeon has developed a new cosmetic procedure which could help stop underarm sweating forever and will only require a local anaesthetic and leave minimal scarring.

The new cosmetic surgery technique will set you back around £3,500 and takes around an hour to complete. The procedure, named Laser Sweat Ablation, involves having a laser burn away underarm sweat glands, thus leaving patients with sweat-free underarms. Patients undergoing the surgery will be able to return to normal activities within hours of the surgery and will be fully recovered from the surgery within about a week.

Laser Sweat Ablation is aimed at helping people with minor sweat problems through to those with axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive, uncontrollable sweating).

However some in the industry have cautioned that surgery on the underarm area should only be viewed as a last resort and should only be used in extreme sweating cases as the underarm area can easily become infected and there is a relatively high likelihood of complications associated with underarm surgery.

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