Pesky little problem... how to nicely suggest botox??

[Babybear]

My colleague suffers from very bad hyperhidrosis. We're accountants so our work is indoors and in air-con, but you do see the sweat patches on her underarms even through jackets. She told me she previously only took jobs where there was a shower at work, and with this job actually bought a membership at the gym across the road just so she can shower and change during the lunch break!

A couple of us know people who have had botox for hyperhidrosis. By all accounts (even though it's over a thousand dollars), they all say it's "cheap!", "just life-changing" and the best money they've ever spent.

But how do you bring it up? With some people you can just jokingly bring it up. But this is a really nice, really timid girl, and she's new at the office so we don't know her THAT well.

It's like giving someone soap ... they could get the wrong idea!!

[YummyMummy]

I think she'll really appreciate you making the effort and caring about her. Just go for it!

[michellek]

I wouldn't be leaving anything on her desk - I can see that becoming an ugly situation where she might think people are playing a prank on her. Subtle hints are safer.

[laeticia]

I'm a bit of a wimp. I'ld just leave a webpage on excessive sweating open:)

[Heidi42]

I'm a direct kind of person. If you know them well enough they will probably thank you for your frankness.

Its like been told you got spinich in your teeth. You feel a bit stupid at first but are ever so thankful someone told you before meeting that big client!

[claudia]

I'm a bit of a wimp. I'ld just leave a webpage on excessive sweating open:)


I'm even worse.

I know a guy at work who sweats like faucet. Like that add for deoderent. He virtually hoses down his colleagues when he waves his hands about.


I still haven't said a word

[starfish]

I've got quite a few family members with hyperhidrosis. I've also got one friend whom I suspect.

I've already casually mentioned a couple of times that my sister got botox for hyperhidrosis a couple of times.

[Ally]

I don't think there is anything shameful or embarressing about it. By being circumspect you are only reinforcing this misconception.

I believe you should just tell them. I told everyone I had lipodissolve after all.

[sally]

Ask on this forum!


Thats what I did before going ahead with it. I had been thinking about it for years too.

[doctornev]

When we first started doing Botox there was a bit of a stigma attached to it and many clients would stress the utmost confidentiality.

Our attitudes towards all our procedures still reflect this but we have found as Botox has been popularised, and we have Hollywood to thank for that, more and more people are happy to publicise their Botox treatments in the same way they would a massage.

Its been an interesting change in social attitudes.

[Rollergirl]

I just come right out and say it!


Its like having spinich stuck in your teeth or your undies showing.


You just wish someone, anyone had told you before you found out at the end of the day

[Emily]

If you are a good friend just say it. If you are comfortable enough to tell someone their fly is down then you should be comfortable enough to suggest botox.

[young4ever]

Botox is becoming really accessible now. In some places its actually trendy.

There's no need to be all tangential in mentioning it. It only reinforces the negative stereotype that botox is something shameful

[gantily]

There's still a fair bit of stigma attached to Botox here in Australia.

I would rather just mention casually that you had some friends doing it.

Thanks to all the hooha from ACA and TT Botox is seen as been something bad.

*sigh*

[Golden Pigeon]

Hi I'm only new to the forum.

But I doscovered botox because my best girlfriend came right out and told me I should get it done. Her frankness and enthusiasm went a long way to dispelling the stigma of getting "botoxed".

I think any other more sereptitious way of brinng it up would only reinforce the semo-shameful stigma a lot of us feel

[cathy_z]

I agree with the sentiments of Botox_Queen.

you have to fight the "shameful rep" btoox has and just come right out and say it.


If you know it works, if you love what its dones then there's no need to hide it by dancing around the bush and mentioning friends or leaving wikipedia open on someone's computer

[Sumi]

I think you can afford to be subtle about this one.


From my reading a lot of hyperhidrosis is from excessive embarressment anyway.


The last thing these people need is for someone to come right out and say

"Hey so-and-so you really sweat way too much. Have you ever thought of getting a thousand bucks of botox to fix it."

[starfish]

Hi sumi,

Direct does not equal insensitive.


but in a nice understanding fashion. If they are a good friend they will understand you are only looking out for them. Its like having spinich stuck in a friends teeth.

only a good friend would tell them, DIRECTLY, that spinich is there. You metion it discretely, quietly but directly.

[maomi]

Its an intensely personal thing. I'm sure your friend knows there is a problem if they are changing their shirt 6 times a day.


They can come and ask you if they are comfortable. Otherwise there's no point in adding to their embarressment.

[locki]

Leave explorer open on a relevent page.

what can I say I'm a bit of a wimp when it comes to confrontation