Dr. Harlan set up an appointment with nurse Julie to see if it would work just as well on her wrist. The process was quick, taking no longer than 10 minutes.
The injection site was sanitized and sprinkled with a combination of cornstarch and betadine solution to produce a visual representation of Nurse Julie’s overactive sweat glands. The dark purple spots highlighting her sweat glands were used as a guide to mark where Dr. Harlan was going to inject the Botox.
Nurse Julie, who has never had Botox, said that she didn’t feel any pain during injection and described her wrist feeling “a little tight” for about an hour after the procedure. She was able to get right back to work.
“I always assumed it [Botox] was cosmetic. I had no idea it could be used to treat excessive sweating!” she says. “I’ve always been slow to come around to doing cosmetic stuff, but I’m definitely going to keep up with this – I’m excited to go out and buy some bracelets!”
