3 EASY STEPS TO SWEAT & ODOR FREE UNDERARMS !
Here is what is happening below your skin.
After your underarm has been numbed and is ready to be treated, the clinician will place the handpiece directly on your skin, lining up with the temporary treatment template applied to your underarm.
Next, the handpiece is activated. You will feel a slight suction as your skin and glands are brought closer to the surface for maximum results.
Finally, miraWaveTM energy is delivered and the sweat and odor glands are destroyed. All the while, soothing cooling is applied to protect your skin.
HOW IT WORKS
miraDry is a simple treatment that can be completed in as little as one hour with 3 Quick Step Procedure.
Numb it
Local anesthesia is administered to assure maximum comfort during the treatment
Mark it
A temporary template is used to mark skin in preparation for treatment.
Treat it
The area is treated with miraDry, eliminating sweat and odor glands in the underarm.
THE SCIENCE OF MIRADRY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Though sweating is essential to cool down the human body, however in some people, it is so excessive that they may sweat four or five times more than is necessary, or normal, which has no underlying medical or emotional cause. This is called Primary Hyperhidrosis. It can disrupt all aspects of a person’s life, from career choices and recreational activities to relationships, emotional well-being, and self-image. This is a serious medical condition and it affects millions of people around the world (approximately 3% of the population) but because of lack of awareness, more than half of these people are never diagnosed or treated for their symptoms.
While your body does need sweat glands to cool itself, your body has 2-4 million sweat glands – only about 2% are found in your underarms. Eliminating this 2% of sweat glands does not affect your body’s ability to cool itself. With miraDry, you will experience the many benefits of reducing sweat in the underarm area, but you will continue to sweat in other areas of your body.
miraDry uses thermal energy to create heat in the area where bothersome sweat, odor, and hair glands reside and safely eliminates them. 1,2
You can expect immediate and lasting results. Once the miraDry treatment eliminates the sweat, odor, and hair glands, they’re gone for good. 1,2The treatment is clinically proven to have an average of 82% sweat reduction.3As with any aesthetic treatment results, patient results and experience may vary.
Skincity has evolved a unique protocol where most patients of miraDry will need only one treatment session very few patients may need a second touchup session.
An office visit appointment will generally last about one hour.