Commercial Feature

Wet handshakes are a horrible experience for hyperhidrosis patients, but the condition has numerous other negative effects, as well.

It repels the recipient of the handshake, reveals nervous feelings and can even end important business deals on the boardroom floor. This isn’t anything new for Britons suffering from this condition, but now, patients can avoid this entire situation with Palm-tox.

Transform’s group of cosmetic surgery experts can now use the popular wrinkle treatment Botox to stop a sufferer’s hands from sweating excessively. This is sure to be welcomed news for the 1% of the country’s population who currently live with this condition.

Transform noted current and new Botox users are heading to its London clinics to ask about the new Botox procedure. Most of these patients are men who have had enough of this embarrassing problem and are eagerly searching for permanent solutions. The cosmetic surgery giant has experienced a 200% increase in enquiries since October 2009.

Once injected under the skin, Botox blocks the nerves off that lead to the sweat glands. This stops the signals from causing the glands to start perspiring. The Botox takes approximately ten minutes to administer and its effects generally last up to six months.

“We’ve noticed more and more people are approaching us for help with their hyperhidrosis and sweaty palms in the last few years. The technique was originally used to treat excessively sweaty underarms, which affects one in every hundred people,” stated Gwen Davies of Transform.

“The desire shared by Transform’s cosmetic surgery experts to find alternative uses for Botox has led to the treatment of numerous health conditions. Today, we are able to treat wrinkles, sweating, bruxism (the grinding together of the jaws) and migraine headaches with Botox. Patients need to keep in mind that ‘Palm-tox’ is a specialty treatment that should only ever be administered by an experienced professional,” continued Davies.

The Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group is the most popular group in the industry with 35 years’ experience. They offer a full list of procedures at its 24 locations, which are both surgical and non-surgical in nature. These include procedures such as rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, liposuction and tummy tucks.