02Body regions
Hyperhidrosis by body region.
Treatment depends on body region. Underarm hyperhidrosis has approved skin treatments such as Qbrexza and Sofdra; hand and foot sweating may use iontophoresis earlier; treatments near the face and eyes need extra care; all-over sweating may have another cause. Choose the area that fits your pattern.
- 01 · underarm sweating
Underarms
Topical antiperspirants, Qbrexza, Sofdra, Botox, miraDry, Brella.
Read region guide → - 02 · sweaty hands
Hands
A mild electrical-water treatment called iontophoresis and Botox may be considered earlier than they are for underarms.
Read region guide → - 03 · sweaty feet
Feet
Iontophoresis is often an early option; Botox may be used for severe cases even though it is not specifically approved for feet.
Read region guide → - 04 · face and scalp sweating
Face & scalp
Skin treatments must be used carefully here; an experienced specialist may also discuss Botox.
Read region guide → - 05 · groin and skin-fold sweating
Groin & skin folds
Because several skin conditions can look similar, an in-person skin exam is often the best first step.
Read region guide → - 06 · more than one body area
Several separate areas
A clinician may consider pills that reduce sweating when several body areas are affected.
Read region guide →
Mostly all-over or new-onset
All-over sweating or sweating that started recently can have another cause. See a clinician before trying to treat the sweating itself.
Read safety pathway →30-second sweating check
How much does sweating affect you? Four quick choices.
Answer where you sweat and how much it gets in the way. You will get a simple summary and useful information to read next.
03All body areas
Which region matches your pattern?
- 01Read guide →
Excessive underarm sweating: severity, region, and treatment options
Excessive underarm sweating is the best-studied type of excessive sweating limited to one body area. The usual order of treatment options is well-defined and has more treatments specifically approved by the FDA than any other body area: antiperspirants applied to the skin, prescription skin treatments that reduce sweating (Qbrexza, Sofdra), pills that reduce sweating, Botox, and in-office procedures (miraDry, Brella).
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Excessive hand sweating: symptoms, severity, and treatment options
Hand (hand) excessive sweating is typically directed differently from underarm disease. Iontophoresis enters the usual order of options earlier and is often first-line for moderate to severe hand sweating. The FDA-approved prescription skin treatments that reduce sweating (Qbrexza, Sofdra) are underarm-only and do not apply.
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Excessive foot sweating: symptoms, severity, and treatment options
Foot (foot) excessive sweating shares a usual order of treatment options with hand disease: aluminum chloride and iontophoresis are foundational, with Botox and pills that reduce sweating escalating from there. Foot disease also carries specific maceration, infection, and footwear considerations that don't apply to other regions.
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Excessive face and scalp sweating: symptoms, severity, and treatment options
Face and scalp (face and scalp) excessive sweating is the most safety-sensitive area-specific form. Treatment options are narrower than underarm or hand disease, and several patterns of facial sweating raise concern for secondary causes that need in-person evaluation before treating the sweating itself.
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Excessive sweating in several separate areas: sweating across several limited to certain areas regions
In several separate areas area-specific excessive sweating affects more than one limited to certain areas area — typically underarm plus hand, or hand plus foot, or three or more sites. When sweating spans multiple regions, pills that reduce sweating enter the usual order of options earlier than they do for single-region disease.
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Groin and excessive groin sweating: an underdocumented region
Excessive sweating affecting the groin, groin folds, perineum, and skin folds is less studied than underarm or hand disease. There is no FDA-approved drug specifically indicated for this region. Treatment options are limited and the when to see a clinician is more important than the usual order of treatment options.
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All-over or new-onset sweating: when this may not be area-specific excessive sweating
Generalized sweating — sweating that affects the whole body rather than discrete limited to certain areas regions — is typically NOT area-specific excessive sweating. It needs in-person medical evaluation before treating the sweating itself, because the underlying cause may be hormone-related, infectious, malignant, medication-related, or otherwise treatable through cause-directed care rather than sweat suppression.