Medically reviewed by Dr. Jule Yasser Kong, R.N., M.D. · PRC Licence No. 0133571 · 28 October 2026
For anyone who's tried every deodorant on the shelf and still plans outfits around wet patches. Doctor-led in Cebu, BGC and Makati.
The 30-second version
Everyone in the Philippines sweats. Heat and humidity make sure of it. So the fair question is whether yours is more than your body actually needs. Be honest:
If you said yes to a few, you're not alone, and it has nothing to do with how clean you are. Sweating beyond what your body needs to cool down has a medical name: hyperhidrosis. A doctor can assess it and treat it.
Only a doctor can tell you if it's hyperhidrosis. But your answers are a great way to describe your daily life when you sit down for that talk.
"Sweatox" is a nickname: sweat + Botox. Clinics around the Philippines use it for the same thing: botulinum toxin injected into the skin to reduce heavy sweating.
Underarms are what most people ask about, so that's the focus here. At One Nadela, palms and the soles of the feet can be treated too. It's an injection treatment done in the clinic. No cutting, no stitches.
Your sweat glands don't switch on by themselves. A nerve sends them a chemical message that says "sweat now." Botulinum toxin blocks that message where it's injected.
So your glands are still there and still healthy. They just stop getting the memo. Over the next few months the nerve endings recover, the message gets through again, and the sweating slowly comes back.
That's why sweatox is a repeat treatment. It works for a stretch of months, then you decide whether to go again.
Plan for about an hour and a half. Most of it is numbing and mapping.
Not on the day itself. Here's the usual timeline:
It's different for everyone. Dr. Aquino ties it to two things: your metabolism, and how active you are. So two friends treated on the same day may need their next session at different times.
Quick tip
Want to stay dry for a wedding, a trip or a big presentation? Book at least three weeks before.
Most are small and stay right where the needle went in:
These settle over time. If anything worries you after your visit, call the clinic and talk to the doctor who treated you.
Sweatox is generally not given during pregnancy or breastfeeding. If either applies, it's worth waiting, and the doctor will ask about both. If neither applies, the doctor uses your consultation to check that the treatment suits you, and says so plainly if something else needs looking at first.
At One Nadela, underarm sweatox starts at ₱25,000, and that covers both underarms. Palms and soles are quoted separately.
Before you book anywhere, ask
Sounds like your daily life?
Then sweatox is worth a proper talk with a doctor. Book a consultation through our sweatox page. The doctor looks at your sweating, checks that the treatment suits you, and explains the cost before anything is decided. Clinics in Cebu, BGC and Makati.
Other options are on our underarm treatments page.
A nickname for sweat + Botox: botulinum toxin injected into the skin, usually the underarms, to reduce heavy sweating.
Underarm sweating is one of the established medical uses of botulinum toxin. Common side effects are temporary redness, swelling or small bumps, and bruising. It's generally not given during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
It may start working in about a week, with the full effect at two to three weeks. It usually lasts around four to six months.
No. The nerve signal slowly recovers, so the treatment is repeated when the effect fades, usually every four to six months.
About an hour and a half, including 30 minutes to an hour of numbing cream.
