The newly launched Laser Sweat Ablation service guarantees to finish the embarrassing problem, called axillary hyperhidrosis, that affects over 300-million people in UK.

Surgeon Mark Whiteley, who pioneered keyhole surgery to remove varicose veins ten years back, launched the treatment.

His newest procedure consists of a local anaesthetic under the arms, accompanied by a laser that kills the sweat glands permanently before the treated tissue get removed using a suction method.

In recent years celebrities, including Madonna, have had Botox injections as a brief solution to sweat patches.

Mr. Whiteley, who will provide the treatment at his clinic in Guildford, Surrey said, “Everyone sweats to lose heat and we sweat from all over our bodies.”

"However, some people sweat from certain areas more than others. The armpits account for one per cent the body's surface area, but excessive sweating here causes social embarrassment and can damage clothes.”

"Stopping sweating from this small area redistributes this sweat to the other 99 per cent of the body – which is basically negligible when spread so far. Therefore the total amount of sweating from the body does not change, but the embarrassing build-up of sweat under the arms is cured."

He added that within 60 minutes under local anaesthetic, the new anti-sweating laser treatment could alter some people's lives, allowing them to stop sweating from their armpits at once.

The cure can only be used under the arms, where the skin is loose, and cannot be adapted for hands, face or feet.