Hope This Goes As Well As It Did for the Rest of You! - Roseville, CA

While shopping around for a doctor that could perform Botox I found the MiraDry website and this website. One of the many Botox doctors I researched mentioned the 'MiraDry' procedure was a better/permanent way to cure excessive axillary sweat and odor. I investigated: learned the procedure, read testimonials, read the scientific abstracts etc...and I just want to thank everyone here on RealSelf for sharing your experiences and advice. I have learned so much from everyone here on how to prepare for the procedure, and what to expect afterward. As most of you have said, no one else can possibly imagine the daily horrors of dealing with excessive sweat and odor unless they have lived it. It has been most helpful sharing your experiences to decide to have this procedure.

I had an initial consultation with Dr. Nalini Prasad in Roseville CA on 9/4/13. I chose Dr. Prasad's office over another office in Sacramento because she (Dr. Prasad) is closer to me, her office scheduled my appointment 1 week sooner than the other office would, and the other doctor was charging over $5000 for MiraDry. I am so glad I chose her because Dr. Prasad was very professional, kind and compassionate to my situation and her clinic assistant whom also had a successful MiraDry Tx was very supportive and reassuring. I prepaid $2000 for the first visit and discussed getting a level 4 or 5; she did not decline/agree - we will discuss it further the day of the procedure. Dr. Prasad assured she will perform my procedure herself, and she will have representatives from MiraDry at my procedure as well. All in all I was very happy with my consultation and will post updates as well.

Also: I saw several questions posted about the cost of the procedure; for anyone that has a healthcare spending account (HSA) - I found out that my HSA will reimburse me for the procedure AS LONG AS my medical doctor that has treated me for this problem will complete/sign the HSA physician statement form that states the expected length of Tx (2 Tx's 3months apart) and that this procedure is to Tx a medical condition (not for cosmetic surgery). Hopefully someday it will be covered under regular insurance and affordable for everyone.

I hope this goes as well as it did for the rest of you!

Thanks Ericka L, the MiraDry procedure went very well and I am excited to share the results!

Dr. Prasad and her medical assistant were very attentive and made sure I was comfortable the entire time. Between Dr. Prasad, her medical assistant, and the MiraDry representative that attended my procedure; everyone was extremely knowledgeable and kept me well informed the entire time.

Like others have reported - the worst part of the procedure was the anesthetic injections. I did eat a light meal an hour before the procedure (as someone else had mentioned) to help with jitters and I think it helped. I also took 800mg of Ibuprofen an hour prior ( I believe the MiraDry.com website mentioned doing this). I have been taking Arnica Montana sublingual pellets for a couple days prior to the procedure (as someone else mentioned doing) and immediately after the procedure I applied Arnica Montana cream (I just applied a second application 6 hours after the procedure and it feels very soothing). Ice packs 20 minutes at a time are helping with discomfort. The discomfort is minimal, there is quite a bit of swelling at 6 hours post treatment, but it's not really pain - it's more of a slight stinging sensation in a few spots of the treated areas. On a pain scale of 1-10 I would rate it a 1 (annoying). The only other thing I can think of mentioning is I also took a second dose of 800mg Ibuprofen at 6 hours post treatment.

Also, I went with a level 3 for the first treatment after discussing it further with Dr. Prasad - I really wanted a level 4 or 5 but felt the doctor knew best.

These are pictures of swelling/bruising 3 and 6 hours post treatment.

At approximately 24 hours post treatment the discomfort went away and the swelling has lessened significantly : )