Botox to Control the (flood) of Glisten!

Women don't just flash when they're hot, they flush and blush and often perspire copiously. The symptoms persist for up to five years after menopause. The forehead is one place when we get a hot flash that we can experience a flood of perspiration that can steam the glasses, blur the vision, drip the sun screen and overall make us miserable. When a woman hot flashes she does get has a dramatic increase of local skin blood flow. And researchers in London and Texas, in a study supported by the NIH National Institute of Aging have shown that this skin blood flow is in fact sensitive to being controlled by Botox. And the treated patients were less likely to get forehead and forearm sweating in response to heat generated by being exposed to heat (ie an 'experimental hot flash'). We could have predicted some of this response as Botox is already used to control severe facial blushing as well as underarm sweating. Remember that this study didn't confirm that Botox should be used for hot flashes, as they weren't studying hot flashes exactly, but getting hot by being exposed to heat which may produce a physical stress that is completely different. And we know that women who are heavy will have worse hot flashes, so it's important to get the whole picture before you pull out the Botox! But some will say this research paves the way for your gynecologist to treat your flushes in a whole, new, non-hormonal, although not necessarily completely non-invasive, way!

When is A Flush Not Just A Blush Or A Rush

Are you suddenly flushed? Feverish, hot flashing, embarrassed because you mom just busted out nude pictures of you to your new boyfriend? All of those reasons to be flushed are not much to worry about. Flushing to the skin in those cases probably is just actual blood flow rushing to the skin filling the blood vessels: blood red, and the flush can subside as quickly as the giggle of embarrassment or the heat of the hot flash. But other responses, don't be so fast to write them off. For instance, flushing red within 15-60 minutes of eating fish could actually be a sign of poisoning. Now those suffering from that sort of reaction the skin flush is a histamine release and the histamine release doesn't usually just cause cheek blush: could be whole upper body and have other symptoms such as fast heart rate, nausea, headache, and in worse cases more severe system wide symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. If the flush you have is itchy, as a raised area or a bump, consider a bug bite. But simple blush to both sides of cheeks, it's unlikely that's going to be the source. Those with more chronic red and blotchy completions are more likely to have Rosacea, a skin condition that is common, and formal definitions can be found at their national organization site. Those with rosacea also may have a burning or stinging to the redness, feeling like you've just come in from the sleet or from running a 5K into the wind on a sandy beech. Too harsh a chemical in your soap can also produce that same redness and stinging feeling that's just improper skin care. If you regularly get care with an aesthetician then she can help you understand your diagnosis, which is the first step in leaading to a cure.