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update - after 3rd treatment, + plus 1 year
Hey again everyone!
OK, this will be my update after my 3rd treatment, as well as how I'm doing 1 year after that (so 2 years after I went for my initial miradry treatment).
So after my 2nd treatment I spent a year using a mild anti-perspirant daily, but kinda longing to be sweat free completely, so in April 2016 (just over 1 year after my initial treatment series), I decided to go back for a 3rd round essentially because the staff where I go is amazing, and they offered to reduce my cost somewhat since it was the 3rd treatment.
I did have starch test done, which showed being bone dry... as I said, it seemed I only sweated a little under stressful situations. I was more concerned about still having a smell when I sweated, I guess you could say I was chasing the dream of being like it was after each miradry treatment (i.e. 100% sweat free).
Once again, I had the procedure done on a level 5, but as before the pain level afterwards and 1 day post didn't seem as bad as when I had the initial treatment done. But by this time I also felt like a pro and had 8 small size water bottles in the freezer ready to go and used in succession for the first 24 hours, so perhaps that helped too! But by the pictures I think you can see that things don't look as swollen as they did on the same days post my previous treatments.
As before I experienced ~2 weeks completely sweat free, and I went to work putting on no antiperspirant or deodorant. Sadly, after 2 weeks, I could notice a small smell at the end of the day if I didn't wear any deodorant though, however things were really dry under my underarms. So I started just using a mild deodorant, and that's what I've been doing for the last year.
So NO MORE ANTIPERSPIRANTS! yay!! No more toxic aluminum salts!
That's right, just a straight deodorant or even a drop of those essential oil peppermint oils and that pretty much takes care of business. Sometimes, on the weekend if I'm at home, I won't wear put on any deodorant at all, and by the end of the day things are fine. It often seems like I can skip a day when it comes to applying deodorant, but when I'm working, I don't chance it, even though it's subtle by the end of the day, and I don't think anyone would notice.
So... did the 3rd treatment accomplish what I'd hoped? umm... not entirely I guess. I wanted ZERO smell under underarms, no such luck I guess, but it's certainly down to a bare minimum, and I never notice any dampness under there anymore, and my shirts are NEVER wet.
All in all, that's my journey.. I've gone from taking a change of shirts to work and throwing out my destroyed dress shirts after 2 months, and mopping up in the bathroom and applying clinical strength antiperspirants multiple times daily to just having to use a couple strokes of a mild deodorant once a day (again, no antiperspirants for me any more).
So over all I have to say this has been a SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY.
I'd have liked to eliminate 100% any possibly of any smell of course, but not sure as it's worth the cost to do more as I don't know if that could ever be achieved.
Overall, I'm very pleased. It's life changing. I hope this has helped all of you who read, I know I read so may posts about people who've suffered like me, and many of you've have prob seen me post on your blogs encouraging you to try Miradry if you're in the same boat as me.
My only advice to anyone considering Miradry woudl be these 3 things:
1. Find a medical clinic/tech who actually has been certified by Miradry. The machine must be used in the proper sequence over the underarm area to deliver the right pulses to the targeted zones.
2. Insist on Level 5, anything else is a waste of your money. I've had 3 treatments on level 5 and as you've read, there's still some remnant sweat glands, so don't let someone scare you into thinking you'll be destroying every last sweat gland after 1 treatment and you should therefore have a lower setting. That's BS
3. Have about 8 of those half-size water bottles frozen and ready to go in your freezer before you go for your appointment so you're ready to use them once you get home, and with 8 you'll have enough that the used ones will be re-frozen again when you need them. (misssydney27 you rock for giving me this idea!!!)
Good luck to you all, feel free to ask questions you may have. PM me if you like as well!
OK, this will be my update after my 3rd treatment, as well as how I'm doing 1 year after that (so 2 years after I went for my initial miradry treatment).
So after my 2nd treatment I spent a year using a mild anti-perspirant daily, but kinda longing to be sweat free completely, so in April 2016 (just over 1 year after my initial treatment series), I decided to go back for a 3rd round essentially because the staff where I go is amazing, and they offered to reduce my cost somewhat since it was the 3rd treatment.
I did have starch test done, which showed being bone dry... as I said, it seemed I only sweated a little under stressful situations. I was more concerned about still having a smell when I sweated, I guess you could say I was chasing the dream of being like it was after each miradry treatment (i.e. 100% sweat free).
Once again, I had the procedure done on a level 5, but as before the pain level afterwards and 1 day post didn't seem as bad as when I had the initial treatment done. But by this time I also felt like a pro and had 8 small size water bottles in the freezer ready to go and used in succession for the first 24 hours, so perhaps that helped too! But by the pictures I think you can see that things don't look as swollen as they did on the same days post my previous treatments.
As before I experienced ~2 weeks completely sweat free, and I went to work putting on no antiperspirant or deodorant. Sadly, after 2 weeks, I could notice a small smell at the end of the day if I didn't wear any deodorant though, however things were really dry under my underarms. So I started just using a mild deodorant, and that's what I've been doing for the last year.
So NO MORE ANTIPERSPIRANTS! yay!! No more toxic aluminum salts!
That's right, just a straight deodorant or even a drop of those essential oil peppermint oils and that pretty much takes care of business. Sometimes, on the weekend if I'm at home, I won't wear put on any deodorant at all, and by the end of the day things are fine. It often seems like I can skip a day when it comes to applying deodorant, but when I'm working, I don't chance it, even though it's subtle by the end of the day, and I don't think anyone would notice.
So... did the 3rd treatment accomplish what I'd hoped? umm... not entirely I guess. I wanted ZERO smell under underarms, no such luck I guess, but it's certainly down to a bare minimum, and I never notice any dampness under there anymore, and my shirts are NEVER wet.
All in all, that's my journey.. I've gone from taking a change of shirts to work and throwing out my destroyed dress shirts after 2 months, and mopping up in the bathroom and applying clinical strength antiperspirants multiple times daily to just having to use a couple strokes of a mild deodorant once a day (again, no antiperspirants for me any more).
So over all I have to say this has been a SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY.
I'd have liked to eliminate 100% any possibly of any smell of course, but not sure as it's worth the cost to do more as I don't know if that could ever be achieved.
Overall, I'm very pleased. It's life changing. I hope this has helped all of you who read, I know I read so may posts about people who've suffered like me, and many of you've have prob seen me post on your blogs encouraging you to try Miradry if you're in the same boat as me.
My only advice to anyone considering Miradry woudl be these 3 things:
1. Find a medical clinic/tech who actually has been certified by Miradry. The machine must be used in the proper sequence over the underarm area to deliver the right pulses to the targeted zones.
2. Insist on Level 5, anything else is a waste of your money. I've had 3 treatments on level 5 and as you've read, there's still some remnant sweat glands, so don't let someone scare you into thinking you'll be destroying every last sweat gland after 1 treatment and you should therefore have a lower setting. That's BS
3. Have about 8 of those half-size water bottles frozen and ready to go in your freezer before you go for your appointment so you're ready to use them once you get home, and with 8 you'll have enough that the used ones will be re-frozen again when you need them. (misssydney27 you rock for giving me this idea!!!)
Good luck to you all, feel free to ask questions you may have. PM me if you like as well!
update - after second treatment
Hi Everyone!
First I must apologize to all my fellow real-selfers for going M.I.A. for so long. I owe thanks to one particular member for a kick in the butt about not posting updates, which of course I should have done a long time ago so people can read about the long term results.
So I had my first treatment in Feb 2015, as you know. In May 2015, I went back for my second. I again had the procedure done on level 5, and pleasingly, the healing process didn't seem as bad this time. I still needed ice of course for the swelling and bruising, it just didn't "seem" as painful.
I will upload some pictures, but over-all I think you'll see post treatment effects still very similar to my initial treatment.
After the second treatment, as before, there was a period where I was completely sweat free for a couple weeks, I was hoping I might be able to get by without using any antiperspirants again, but I guess that`s not realistic *damit*!
It seems that I only really sweated under stressful situations, but even when I did, there was no longer any wet stains under my underarms. I would occasionally do a finger check and there would be a little dampness under there... so occasionally I`d try to get by without wearing an antiperspirant, but then I`d start to notice some smell as the day progressed. So after treatment number 2, it seems a light antiperspirant was still required as part of my normal day.
I lived like this for a year... and all the while wondered if having a third treatment would allow me to eliminate sweating under my underarms all together. (I`ll cover that in the next update).
All told, I`d say by this point, I probably sweat less than the general population. A marked improvement from how my life used to be
First I must apologize to all my fellow real-selfers for going M.I.A. for so long. I owe thanks to one particular member for a kick in the butt about not posting updates, which of course I should have done a long time ago so people can read about the long term results.
So I had my first treatment in Feb 2015, as you know. In May 2015, I went back for my second. I again had the procedure done on level 5, and pleasingly, the healing process didn't seem as bad this time. I still needed ice of course for the swelling and bruising, it just didn't "seem" as painful.
I will upload some pictures, but over-all I think you'll see post treatment effects still very similar to my initial treatment.
After the second treatment, as before, there was a period where I was completely sweat free for a couple weeks, I was hoping I might be able to get by without using any antiperspirants again, but I guess that`s not realistic *damit*!
It seems that I only really sweated under stressful situations, but even when I did, there was no longer any wet stains under my underarms. I would occasionally do a finger check and there would be a little dampness under there... so occasionally I`d try to get by without wearing an antiperspirant, but then I`d start to notice some smell as the day progressed. So after treatment number 2, it seems a light antiperspirant was still required as part of my normal day.
I lived like this for a year... and all the while wondered if having a third treatment would allow me to eliminate sweating under my underarms all together. (I`ll cover that in the next update).
All told, I`d say by this point, I probably sweat less than the general population. A marked improvement from how my life used to be
Over 2 weeks sweat free!
Hey everyone! Just thought I'd post an update. Wow.. Over 2 weeks out and things couldn't be better.. Almost all the little lumps have receeded to the point they're hardly noticeable between my 15 day and 17 day post op
Still haven't had to use any antiperspirant at all. No sweat or smell even after a whole day at work. Discomfort on the skin is gone now so think it may be time to try a workout and see what happens. I still Check multiple times a day and continue to be stunned my fingers are completely dry after the "under the shirt test" lol
Holy this is just crazy amazing!! :) miradry rocks
Still haven't had to use any antiperspirant at all. No sweat or smell even after a whole day at work. Discomfort on the skin is gone now so think it may be time to try a workout and see what happens. I still Check multiple times a day and continue to be stunned my fingers are completely dry after the "under the shirt test" lol
Holy this is just crazy amazing!! :) miradry rocks
Provider Review
Ildiko Juhasz (RN / Laser Technician)
I had an a RN / Laser Technician perform the procedure (Ildiko Juhasz) under the supervision of the clinic's dermatologist. I was amazed at the care, diligence and even the follow up call to see how I was doing. I have only good things to say about the staff at derm.ca :) They are busy though, so book in advance ! It's also worth mentioning that ildiko is certified by miradry for performing the procedure. The miradry rep was even on site and present for my procedure.