miraDry

The treatment is customized for each underarm area with multiple placements of the miraDry handpiece. Local anesthesia is administered to the underarms prior to the procedure to maintain comfort. During the procedure, controlled electromagnetic energy is delivered to the region where the sweat glands reside, which safely destroys the sweat glands without any surgical incisions or cuts.

Your office visit appointment will generally last about an hour. Two procedures spaced three months apart are required to maximize the results.

There is minimal to no downtime following the procedure. A mild over-the-counter pain medication may be recommended, along with the use of ice packs for a few days. You should be able to return to normal activities or work right after the procedure, and you can typically resume exercise within several days. Some localized soreness or swelling is normal, and typically clears within a few weeks. Some patients have short-term altered sensation in the skin of their underarms or upper arms, which gradually disappears.

Most patients report a dramatic reduction of sweat immediately after treatment. In clinical trials, the average sweat reduction was 82 percent. In addition, patients report a significant decrease or elimination of armpit body odour.

As the sweat glands do not regenerate after they have been eliminated, the results are lasting.

Your body contains over 4 million sweat glands, with only about 2% located in the underarms. Eliminating 2% of the body’s sweat glands will not affect its ability to cool itself.