Can Miradry Develop Compensatory Sweating or Increasing Sweating in Others Parts of the Body ?

Compensatory sweating is an unpredictable consequence of hyperhidrosis treatments. Miradry has a low risk of this problem but there is still a finite risk. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles

Although miraDry is
getting a lot of attention recently, it has actually been around for a while.
It has been extensively studied and there is no cancer association. The FDA has
cleared it for safe use as well. The microwave energy only penetrates 4-5mm in
depth and heats up and destroys the sweat and odor glands. The energy does not
reach lymph nodes or deeper structures and it in non-ionizing radiation (the
safe kind, like radiowaves). I have had the procedure done myself and it has
truly been a gift. One and done for 80% of people! In the long term, much more
cost-effective than Botox which has to be repeated every 3-6 months. There is no compensatory sweating with miraDry.  Let us
know if we can help in any way.

It is very unusual to develop compensatory sweating with Miradry.

Miradry has a very high success rate and it’s been a life-changing procedure for all of our patients. After performing Miradry for more than 3 years now we haven’t had any cases with compensatory sweating. Only 4% of your body’s sweat glands are located under your arms. By destroying such a small amount of sweat gland your body won’t develop compensatory sweating. In addition, the treatment is very localized and it does not affect any other body areas.

We know that local treatments such as botox and axillary shaving do not cause compensatory sweating.  In my experience, miraDry does not cause compensatory sweating.

There are no studies showing increased compensatory sweating as has been reported with surgical sympathectomy.  I have traditionally done a surgical axillary sweat gland removal using an endoscopic shaving technique, and there is no compensatory sweating using this modality since I am destroying the sweat glands.  The same is true for MiraDry which uses microwave energy to destroy the sweat glands.