Why is it recommended to wait 3 months before your 2nd treatment? I didn't have the best results from my 1st so I didn't want to risk spending another thousand or so on the 2nd treatment. It has been almost 2 years. Is a 2nd treatment only effective if within a certain range of the 1st? If I was to try again, have I waited too long for it to be as effective if I had done it within 3 months?
January 26, 2017
Answer: Second Miradry Treatment The reason for waiting 3 months after the first treatment is to allow the underarm area time to fully recover. At the 3 month mark the sweat and odor reduction from the miradry treatment should be stable and permanent. An iodine-starch test could then evaluate your reduction of sweat and give useful information as to whether a second treatment would be beneficial. Waiting 2 years vs 3 months will have no influence on efficacy or hinder your response rate.
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January 26, 2017
Answer: Second Miradry Treatment The reason for waiting 3 months after the first treatment is to allow the underarm area time to fully recover. At the 3 month mark the sweat and odor reduction from the miradry treatment should be stable and permanent. An iodine-starch test could then evaluate your reduction of sweat and give useful information as to whether a second treatment would be beneficial. Waiting 2 years vs 3 months will have no influence on efficacy or hinder your response rate.
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January 24, 2017
Answer: Timing of second miraDry treatment Waiting three months after your first miraDry treatment allows your underarm area to recover completely and return to its "new" normal - this allows both you and your treating physician/surgeon to determine the degree of improvement you experienced with one treatment and what is reasonable to expect with a second. Waiting longer than three months does not change the efficacy of a second miraDry procedure; if you and your doctor decide that you would benefit from a second treatment, definitely schedule it at a time that works for you. Make sure that your second treatment is done with the Level 5 setting (some patients who only get Level 3 or 4 on their first treatment might not have maximized the elimination of sweat glands).Hope this helps,Dr. Lim
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January 24, 2017
Answer: Timing of second miraDry treatment Waiting three months after your first miraDry treatment allows your underarm area to recover completely and return to its "new" normal - this allows both you and your treating physician/surgeon to determine the degree of improvement you experienced with one treatment and what is reasonable to expect with a second. Waiting longer than three months does not change the efficacy of a second miraDry procedure; if you and your doctor decide that you would benefit from a second treatment, definitely schedule it at a time that works for you. Make sure that your second treatment is done with the Level 5 setting (some patients who only get Level 3 or 4 on their first treatment might not have maximized the elimination of sweat glands).Hope this helps,Dr. Lim
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