Qualified, registered practitionersOnly medical practitioners who hold the appropriate specialist qualifications are eligible to be registered to prescribe Botulinum Toxin. Dr Natasha Cook is a certified trainer with extensive experience in the treatment of cosmetic and medical conditions with Botulinum Toxin and is one of the few dermatologists currently registered for Medicare PBS benefits for her patients.
Not everyone has access to this item number. | Excessive sweatingHyperhydrosis, or excess sweating, is a medical condition where perspiration is far greater than the physiological needs of the body. Uncontrolled sweating affects milions of people around the world. Although the reasons why some individuals sweat excessively is obscure, it is known that the sweating is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system. Excessive sweating may be episodic or continuous. Until recently excessive sweating has been difficult to control, but now there is a long-lasting treatment for hyperhidrosis that works. Botulinum Toxin for HyperhidrosisBotulinum Toxin has been used to treat a range of medical conditions for more than 20 years. Unlike topically applied treatments, such as aluminium chloride hexahydrate, Botulinum Toxin targets sweating at its source. With a few tiny injections, Botulinum Toxin enters the specific glands in the underarms responsible for excessive sweating and blocks the release of the chemical that triggers the perspiration. Patients treated with Botulinum Toxin notice a remarkable improvement in their symptoms with results that can last up to 12 months after treatment.
Darlinghurst Dermatology Skin & Laser Clinic now offers Medicare benefits to patients. Referral by your local doctor
You will need to obtain a referral from your local GP to qualify for Medicare benefits for hyperhidrosis. Eligible patients suffering severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis are described as those patients aged 12 years or older who have failed or are intolerant to topical aluminium chloride hexahydrate after one or two months of treatment. Eligible patients are allowed a maximum of three PBS subsidised treatments with Botulinum Toxin per year for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. |