While experimenting, researchers began to figure out that Botox could be used on other areas of the body, especially areas in danger of extreme sweating.
In 2004, the FDA approved Botox injections for severe axillary hyperhidrosis, otherwise known as severe underarm sweating, that can't be treated with topical treatments. The Botox works by confusing the nerve endings in the armpit, which keeps the sweat glands from feeling the need to produce sweat.