I am a 45 year old female in good health except that I am somewhat overweight - 170 lbs and 5,4". The skin between my buttocks and in my groin folds is constantly sweaty and itching. The skin is clear with no redness, peeling, or exudate; I do not think this is a fungal or yeast problem. The itching is only when I'm sweating ... but that can be constant, even at rest. I realize I am perimenopausal but is this really a symptom? What can I do? I am so uncomfortable. No other hyperhidrosis.
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Thank you for your question. The reason we have patients wait at least 12 weeks from treatment is to allow the area to fully heal and all swelling to subside. We do a starch iodine test and take photos prior to the 1st treatment to establish a baseline, and then we repeat this procedure in 12...
Thank you for your question and for sharing your story. Waiting three months assures that your surrounding tissues have adequately healed from the heat generated by the miraDry procedure. I will sometimes advance the timeline if I assess the tissue and determine it has fully healed. W...
The underarms make up only about 2% of the sweat glands on the body. With Botox and miraDry, you should not have increased compensatory sweating in other areas of the body. Sweating is used for thermoregulation of the body. Sweat does not have to come out. There are many people that don't re...