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The final word, two years after 3 rounds of MiraDry - don't do this to yourself.
Sadly, the MiraDry adventure proved to be unsuccessful, expensive and damaging. It's now just over two years since my third treatment, and the sweating returned with a vengeance. I am now having Botox injections every 8 months, which works perfectly (zero sweat) with no side effects.
As for the PERMANENT effects of the MiraDry:
The skin in my underarms appears to be permanently damaged. It is subtle, but examined close up, you can see the faint "lines" in the skin from where each pulse of energy was delivered. Touching it, you can actually feel the "bands" of toughened tissue from each pulse location. It's like I'm now stamped with a permanent barcode just below the surface of my skin.
Hair growth in the underarms is significantly reduced as well. So, the MiraDry obviously damaged the hair follicles, while failing to do what it was supposed to do to the sweat glands. (This is an acknowledged side effect, and I don't really mind.)
To anyone out there considering this procedure: if you can afford Botox, or if you have a health plan that will pay for the cost of medical Botox injections, DO NOT GET MIRADRY. The risks are very real, and it clearly doesn't work for everyone.
I'm lucky to now have a health plan that will pay for the cost of the Botox injections, as long as a Dr prescribes it for treatment of hyperhidrosis. So, I encourage anyone to try that first, because it means zero cost for a much safer and more effective solution. If Botox works for you, and is covered by insurance, then IMO there is absolutely no reason to risk the permanent skin damage that MiraDry caused to me, with no long-term reduction in sweating, and at great cost. I regret ever doing this to my skin.
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As for the PERMANENT effects of the MiraDry:
The skin in my underarms appears to be permanently damaged. It is subtle, but examined close up, you can see the faint "lines" in the skin from where each pulse of energy was delivered. Touching it, you can actually feel the "bands" of toughened tissue from each pulse location. It's like I'm now stamped with a permanent barcode just below the surface of my skin.
Hair growth in the underarms is significantly reduced as well. So, the MiraDry obviously damaged the hair follicles, while failing to do what it was supposed to do to the sweat glands. (This is an acknowledged side effect, and I don't really mind.)
To anyone out there considering this procedure: if you can afford Botox, or if you have a health plan that will pay for the cost of medical Botox injections, DO NOT GET MIRADRY. The risks are very real, and it clearly doesn't work for everyone.
I'm lucky to now have a health plan that will pay for the cost of the Botox injections, as long as a Dr prescribes it for treatment of hyperhidrosis. So, I encourage anyone to try that first, because it means zero cost for a much safer and more effective solution. If Botox works for you, and is covered by insurance, then IMO there is absolutely no reason to risk the permanent skin damage that MiraDry caused to me, with no long-term reduction in sweating, and at great cost. I regret ever doing this to my skin.
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3 Months After 2nd Treatment - headed back for a 3rd
Familiar drill at this point: underarms are completely back to normal, except for a zone of sweating and hair regrowth "right in the middle" of each underarm. Peripheral sweating and hair growth (from the broader zones above and below the central crease of my underarms) seems to have been totally eliminated, but the core of each armpit is still producing enough sweat to get me at least 50% as wet as I was before the first treatment.
A starch-iodine test has verified the existence and location of the remaining sweat glands right in the middle of the underarms, so in consultation with my RN and the doctor overseeing my clinic, I'll be going in tomorrow for a Level 4 - using a slightly smaller template in order to focus the treatment right in the middle, where my most aggressive sweat glands have decided to make their last stand.
I'm not particularly looking forward to a third round of the injections, treatments and recovery and have decided that this will be my final round with the MiraDry...but am optimistic as the results have improved along with energy levels so far. My sweating has improved noticeably, so this final round will hopefully take me up to the 80% target resolution that others seem to achieve. Further updates to follow!
A starch-iodine test has verified the existence and location of the remaining sweat glands right in the middle of the underarms, so in consultation with my RN and the doctor overseeing my clinic, I'll be going in tomorrow for a Level 4 - using a slightly smaller template in order to focus the treatment right in the middle, where my most aggressive sweat glands have decided to make their last stand.
I'm not particularly looking forward to a third round of the injections, treatments and recovery and have decided that this will be my final round with the MiraDry...but am optimistic as the results have improved along with energy levels so far. My sweating has improved noticeably, so this final round will hopefully take me up to the 80% target resolution that others seem to achieve. Further updates to follow!
Two Weeks After 2nd Treatment
As of this morning, all swelling and bruising is gone on the left side. About 25% swelling remains on the right side. Both sides are slightly hyper-sensitive to touch right now (same as the first time around), but I know from experience that this will resolve within the next two weeks.
As for sweating: the left side is producing occasional dampness, I'd say around 1/5 the wetness it was gushing before the 2nd treatment. The right side remains 100% dry.
As for sweating: the left side is producing occasional dampness, I'd say around 1/5 the wetness it was gushing before the 2nd treatment. The right side remains 100% dry.