Got Miradry for Odor

After reading the reviews for Miradry, I decided to take the risk & get the procedure. I got my treatment done today, 4/10/23 at around 3-ish & now about 4-5 hours later, there is not much pain but swelling. I have never had many issues with sweat, but I got this for armpit odor that does not seem to go away. I’m writing this review to hopefully help anyone going through the same thing as me. I also have not seen that many reviews for Miradry strictly for odor, so I decided to add my experience. I’m labeling it as ‘not sure’ since today is the first day of my recovery.

A Little Backstory:

About a year ago I developed this sudden weird reaction to deodorant where it seemed to make my armpit odor worse. It didn’t matter what kind of soaps, deodorants, vitamins, etc. I used, my armpits still stunk. It’s like the deodorant amplified my BO & made it worse. I am a 5ft 5in, 23 year old, slightly overweight yet otherwise healthy female & have gotten my blood work done, hormones checked, EKG, etc., but they all come back normal. I eat about a 50/50 mix of healthy & junk food which I would say is normal for college students my age. I’ve tried everything from:

•stick/gel/spray/cream deodorants
•natural deodorants
•unscented deodorants
•aluminum free deodorants
•no deodorant at all
•hibicleans
•glycolic acid
•zinc, apple cider vinegar, spirulina, vitamin d3, magnesium vitamins
•magnesium spray
•probiotic spray
•clinical strength deodorants
•certain dri
•antibacterial soap
•antifungal/anti bacterial cream
•probiotics
•liquid chlorophyll
•lemons
•activated charcoal tablets

and NOTHING works!!! I saw a post on Reddit from someone going through the same thing & they said it was a strange fragrance allergy, so I suppose I have something similar to that. The deodorant is said to make the smell similar to ammonia or even cat pee. This has negatively impacted so many areas in my life. I even decided to quit my campus job because of the stress & anxiety due to this. I don’t even want to hang out with my friends or family, I just want to stay in my room all the time. Part of me wonders if I’m being paranoid & creating this issue in my head, but whenever I am around other people their reactions tell me otherwise. After a year of trying to solve this issue, Miradry is my last resort.

So far the treatment seems to be working okay. I do not smell much odor which feels extremely foreign to me. I am trying not to get my hopes up because I do not want to be disappointed. The procedure itself was quick & relatively painless for me although I do have some pain tolerance & am not afraid of needles. As you can see from the pictures, my right armpit is more swollen than my left armpit. My right armpit does have a bit of soreness, but that could be from the ice I’ve been using. As it continues to swell, I do predict that I will be dealing with some discomfort from burning/soreness. I have already taken a Advil PM, so I hope I sleep through the worst of it.

I will continue to update & post pics as I recover. Pray that this works for me!!!

Last night: I had trouble getting comfortable at first, but I had no difficulties sleeping. There was little to no pain & I slept well through the night.

It’s the end of day 2 & my right armpit is still significantly more swollen than my left armpit. There is absolutely no pain at all. Every now & then there was a slight burning sensation that lasted for a few seconds in my right armpit then vanished. I have not worn deodorant since the procedure & today I noticed a musty odor on my left armpit. My right armpit has no scent at all. I am assuming my left armpit is going through the purging process already since the swelling on that side has been so minimal. I was not instructed to take any special precautions, but I have been washing my pits with hibicleans twice a day & occasionally massaging my swollen areas.

Not much has changed since yesterday. Still no pain or soreness. There was still a little smell so I used spray deodorant & that seemed to work. My swelling is decreasing pretty quickly. The numbness in my arms is gone as well. So far so good!