MiraDry
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Learn more about miraDry in Northern California and how it can help you feel your best.
Underarm sweating, while you are exercising or nervous, is normal, but excessive sweating that stains your clothes and causes an embarrassing odor is a medical condition known as hyperhidrosis.
Allegro MedSpa of Santa Rosa offers treatment for excessive underarm sweating using the miraDry system. miraDry from Miramar Labs is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to safely target and eliminate sweat and odor glands in the underarm area. You have about two million sweat glands throughout your body so eliminating the 2% that exist in your armpits is safe and effective. You will probably enjoy an active lifestyle even more without worrying about wet marks, deodorant streaks, stickiness, and strong odors. miraDry in Northern California is a fast, non-invasive procedure to help patients free themselves from underarm sweat.
WHO SHOULD GET MIRADRY
Ideal Candidates
miraDry can help anyone who wishes to control the sweat and odor from their underarms. miraDry is a fantastic solution if you:
- Have consistent problems with excessive underarm sweat
- Frequently have stains in the underarm area of your shirts
- Want to avoid the dangerous chemicals and toxins in deodorant
- Are embarrassed by the odor caused by your armpits
- Want to feel cleaner and fresher
HOW IT WORKS
Procedure Technique
Getting miraDry in Northern California is a fast, non-invasive procedure.
To initiate your treatment, the area is marked, cleaned, and then numbed with a topical anesthetic to make you comfortable during your procedure. Next, the miraDry device will be passed over the skin using light suction to bring the sweat glands closer to the surface of the skin. The miraWave heated energy works on the sweat and odor glands while the surface of your skin is kept cool by the device. Most treatments take approximately one hour.
What to Expect
Here’s what to expect when getting miraDry in Northern California.
After Treatment
You may resume normal activities right after your treatment, but it is best to avoid strenuous activity, like exercise, for a few days.
Side Effects
After your treatment, your underarms may have temporary numbness, tingling, swelling, or soreness for a couple of days, but you will have an immediate reduction in underarm sweat.
Results
Sweat glands do not come back once they are destroyed so your results will be long-term.
Follow up
To receive the best results possible, two treatments performed approximately 2 – 3 months apart are recommended.
Schedule a Consultation
Stop worrying about underarm sweat and odor with a fast, minimally invasive miraDry treatment at Allegro MedSpa of Santa Rosa.
Save your clothing from sweat stains and deodorant marks, and save your skin from the toxins and chemicals found in most antiperspirants. Regardless of how hard you work out or how nervous you are, you will still look calm, clean, and confident. Schedule your appointment at our Santa Rosa, California practice today.
FAQ
Who is a candidate?
Anyone with excessive sweating or sweat-related odor is a candidate for MiraDry.
How does MiraDry work?
MiraDry creates heat energy that safely destroy sweat glands that cause excessive sweat and odor.
But, don’t we all need sweat glands?
Yes, our sweat gland are needed for our bodies to cool themselves, but only 2% of our 3 million sweat glands are found in the underarm. So your body will continue to sweat normally in other areas of the body, while reducing sweat in the underarms.
Are the results permanent?
Results are immediate and long-lasting. Although results vary by individual, there is an average of 82% reduction in sweat and 89% reduction in odor.
How many treatments are needed?
Many patients will see results with only one treatment. Occasionally a second treatment will enhance the results of the first.
How long are treatments?
MiraDry treatments are usually completed in an hour or less.
What is the down time?
The procedure is done under local anesthesia and most patients can return to work immediately. We recommend refraining from vigorous exercise for a few days.