I have been suffering from excessive sweating of my underarms for a few years now. I have tried the limited amount of proscription deodorants and over the counter ones, but I have very sensitive skin so they irritate badly. I have just found MiraDry and was wondering: does my age affect the outcome, whats the cost (does my age come into it and that I live in the UK?), I hate needles they can make me almost faint (needles for the anesthesic, would they go into my underarm area and how many?).
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I am happy to answer this question. Everything in life has risks, even MiraDry. Your symptoms do not sound like nerve damage to me.With MiraDry, the device is designed to allow the energy to go as far as the layer where the glands live and does work on water bearing structures. I suspect your ...
MiraDry is a non-surgical procedure that permanently reduces underarm sweat, odor and hair in as little as one treatment! Contact a provider in your area to learn more about this procedure!Best Wishes, Dr. Aldo Guerra
You can absolutely continue iontophoresis treatments on your hands and feet after miradry. Miradry will not affect those areas.My best, Sheila Nazarian