Michael L. Maris, MD

Dr. Maris and staff are wonderful. There office is very nice and relaxing. Miradry procedure was a life changer for me, I have suffered with excess sweating for a long time and this procedure was worth every penny, I saw amazing results with just the first treatment. I highly recommend this procedure if you have excess sweating.

As most, I've suffered from excessive underarm sweating since I was a teenager. I always wore black clothes to hide the sweat stains and this affected my everyday life. I was always conscious of my problem and hated the fact I couldn't wear certain clothes. After a lot of research I decided to try Miradry.
The procedure is very expensive and even though I read so many reviews were people were not satisfied with the results, I decided to give it a try to hopefully get rid of this condition.
My first procedure was in July 2013 at level 3. I was really nervous, but the procedure was not as bad as I thought. The shots were not painful at all. The swelling lasted a week or so and was very uncomfortable. I had tenderness an numbness for almost 3 months. I didn't have any sweating for about 2 1/2 months, then it started to come back again.
In November 2013, went back for my 2nd procedure at level 4. Same process as the first time. Except this time the sweating came back before 2 months after the procedure and did not improve much.
After my experience, I can say my sweating has been reduced 50% maybe 60%, which is not what I expected. I still sweat everyday, some days more than others, but enough to go through my clothes. I was told the procedure would reduce sweating by 80-90%, which clearly did not happen for me.
My doctor's office offers a third procedure at $500 more. Which I am not sure if I want to do given that I already paid $3,000 for the first two procedures.
It's obvious that this works better for some than others. However; Miradry should offer some type of reimbursement or incentive (maybe a third procedure for free) for those that it didn't work as promised.

I had a mini lift with lipo done by Dr Maris 10 years ago and was extremely pleased. Recently, I was thrown into the job seeking arena and decided I needed to shave a few years off my looks. Dr. Maris did another mini lift and then some fillers. It took 10 years off my face & neck. I am very pleased. Dr. Maris and his staff are so helpful and caring. I can strongly recommend them.

I have suffered from excessive armpit sweating for years. Found miraDry, and it sounded promising. I did the research, and placed a call into their office. Dr. Maris personally returned the call a couple of hours later, and walked me through the whole thing. I decided to go for it.

Had the first of two sessions done in mid January 2012. Yes, there is quite a bit of shots into each armpit. Then, I had both pits done at power level 3. Following the procedure, I blew off icing as recommended, and instead, went a played basketball for an hour and a half. Bad move. Don't do this. Really, follow aftercare advice. I was rewarded with two grapefruit sized bruises the next day, that took about a week to start to go down. And, like others, some loss of sensation in the armpits and back of arms.

But.... no sweating. I mean weird, what the heck is going on, no sweating in the armpits weird. You will find yourself checking your pits every couple of hours, going how is this possible. It's warm, I should be sweating. It's a meeting, I should be sweating. It's Tuesday, I should be sweating. But your not. Picking out a shirt is just odd. It's just a strange, odd sensation to not have to worry about pitting the shirt halfway down.

After time.. maybe 6 weeks or so, the pits heal and everything returns to normal, except, very little sweating. My left pit, basically zero. My right pit, at times, maybe a quarter-sized pit stain. And that was not every day, and not when indoors. And this is after the 1st treatment.

Today, I had the 2nd treatment done, and again, at power level 3. Knowing what to expect made it go easier, and I'm actually following after-care advice, icing down etc.

No, the procedure is not a walk in the park - but, it flat out works. I mean, better than advertised, no more sweating in your armpits, can't believe it's really true but it is, works.

 



Updated on 19 Apr 2013:
1st procedure done in January 2013, not 2012.

I have been struggling with excessive sweating for over 10 years! It really interferred with my daily life; I quit a few jobs because I was so embarassed of my condition. I was scared to raise my hands in public and stirred away from the public as much as possible because of the fear of people seeing or smelling the odor.

Miradry has changed my life! I had my procedure on October 4, 2012. I had a total of 26 lidocaine injections in my right armpit and 22 in my left. After the first couple injections my armpits went completely numb which made it very comfortable throughout the non-invasive procedure. I can honestly say my sweating has reduced to approxmiately 80%. I sweat at times and have a slight odor under my left armpit but it is tolerable. I have my second procedure on January 17, 2013. I'm looking forward to it hopefully it takes away the sweat glands that were left behind. If excessive sweating is interferring with your life give Miradry a try. Miradry gave me back my confidence!

Had the MiraDry procedure this afternoon! The numbing was not bad. I spent the afternoon after the procedure with ice packs and I barely have any pain. My armpits feel a little sore tonight but not bad at all!!!

This review is being written two days after the treatment. I am a 6'9" 42 year old man from Dallas, TX. I have had heavy armpit sweat since I was 14 years old. As I live in Texas, it is a daily test for my anti-perspirant and undershirts. I am a confident person, but armpit sweating has altered my behavior and wardrobe for years just like everyone else that has written a review. The thing I hate most is sitting in an air conditioned room freezing cold with soaking wet pits. It is almost funny. Like most guys my size, I sweat everywhere when I'm hot, sometimes moderately from my forehead, but don't have any other real problem areas under normal work/life situations. I have always wanted to wear a blue dress shirt to work, lift both arms over my head and run up and down the halls without being embarrassed. I am generally skeptical by nature about any product for sweat treatment and was actually researching botox online when I cam across Miradry. The only treatment I tried was Levsinex pills in the early '90s (for the side effects). As I read about this process, it seemed almost too good to be true...

Research: I read every review out here and watched all of the news clips on the vendor site. I also found commentary on the 1200 person research study online and it looked promising. I asked for a phone interview with Dr. Maris so that I did not have to travel across town to his office for an additional trip. After visiting with me on the phone, Dr. Maris was pretty confident that I was an ideal candidate for the procedure. He was right. He was very knowledgable about the condition and the procedure. I thought I asked him tough questions, but he had answers to all of them. He did visit with me in person briefly as they were preparing me for the template and he and his staff were very professional and friendly.

The procedure: As described in the other reviews. Have to get used to multiple minor pin pricks. Because of the size of my treatment area, I got more than most.. There were a few random spots that got warm during treatment, but just relax and breathe deeply and any discomfort will pass. Because of my size, they had to adjust the treatment area a little bit, but once they figured out what they needed to do to get good coverage, it went really well.

Post procedure: No pain or blisters, with limited marks (they are disappearing quickly). Lots of swelling occurred but after two days, it had gone down noticably. It is like walking around with a thick leather wallet under your arms. Sort of a wierd feeling, but just keep using the ice packs and it will be ok. Advil helps with anti-inflamation and any minor pain. It is Saturday afternoon and I have not used ice yet today. You will find yourself checking your pits every five minutes and pleasantly surprised with how little sweat there is. I have worn nothing but red and light blue shirts since the procedure. That has always been off limits for me. Additionally, I wore a yellow hawaiian shirt out to dinner with the family with no sweat. It is pretty amazing.

Things I learned from other reviews: Request that your first treatment be at level 3. This is still relatively new and I think that most doctors are still trying to figure out the right first level treatment based on what I have read online in your reviews. if you are going to go through all the shots in your arm and the cost for the procedure, you may as well not mess around with level 1 or 2. My doctor has been starting more people at level 3 for the first treatment for about the last month as level 1 and 2 provided more modest results. This is probably a good place to say that you need to defer to the professionals, but I asked for level 3 and got it. For my follow-up I will do level 3 (doctor willing) depending on what my results are over the next month or so.

Results after two days: At normal room temparature with normal activity, I would say 90+% success so far. My right armpit just won't sweat no matter what I do. I have not worked out yet, but I imagine seeing a soaking wet shirt with a totally dry right armpit! My left arm pit will sweat with moderate activity; however it is substantially reduced and I'm confident that we can tweak the follow-up procedure to address it if it does not get any better/worse. As I type this review, my left armpit had minor sweating due to some quick work I did around the house, it is now dry after 30 minutes. Before the treatment, once my pits were soaked, they pretty much stayed soaked the rest of the day.

I am looking forward to my second treatment. I will also provide an update after about 10 days so I can see how well it is working when a get back to work next week. So far, a miracle product...

If this company ever goes public, I am buying stock in it!