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ANTRANIK BENOHANIAN MD, FRCP
Since 1978, Dr. Benohanian has been treating hyperhidrosis with an extemporaneous formulation consisting of topical aluminum chloride in a salicylic acid gel. This formulation prevented many hyperhidrosis victims from getting surgery. This gel is now available on the market under the name of Hydrosal®.
Dr. Benohanian uses Botox® with injections when topical treatments fail to control focal hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating of axillary, inguinal, craniofacial, palmar and plantar regions). Botox injections on the armpits, groins and
craniofacial areas are usually well tolerated with little or no anesthesia.
For palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis, the procedure is much more complex necessitating regional or general anesthesia because of the densely innervated skin in those areas. Because of that, many physicians are reluctant to treat palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis.
Dr.Benohanian has elaborated a new technique to treat palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis which involves painless needle-free anesthesia, in tiny amounts (0.02 to 0.04 mL), prior to Botox injection with needle. Needle free anesthesia is accomplished through a device, specially tailored for that purpose: the MED-JET manufactured by MIT Canada , a subsidiary of Medical International
Technology USA).
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Affiliations:
>> Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine at the
University of Montreal.
>> Dermatologist at the Montreal University Hospital
Center (Saint-Luc).
>> Fellow of the Canadian Dermatology Association.
>> Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Medical School:
>> Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
1968.
Residency Training:
>> Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal 1974.
Languages Spoken:
>> French, English, Armenian, Arabic and Italian.
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