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Received miradry about a year+ ago - Lumps have come back on my armpits.

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twalsh1024Apr 27, 2017

Lumps have come back on my armpits like when I first got the procedure done, and are sore. Any reason why this is? Unfortunately, miradry did not work for my sweating.

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Dr. Payman Kosari, MD, FAAD
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