No More Sweating — botulinum and miraDry

The substance is administered from the vial using an injection needle directly into the desired muscle. Due to the fine needle, the injection is barely felt, and it leaves little trace.

The treatment is generally very well tolerated. Many find the botulinum procedure painless. However, pain sensations are always individual. If desired, the area can be numbed, for example, with a cream.

The effects of the treatment begin within 3–4 days. After two weeks, the results are at their best.

In miraDry treatment, controlled and precise heat energy is directed to the areas where the sweat glands in the armpits are located. As a result of the heat, the sweat glands break down, and their function is permanently inhibited.

The treatment is customized for each armpit area so that the heat energy precisely targets the sweat glands.

Before the treatment, the armpits are numbed to ensure maximum comfort. Once the armpit areas are numb, the doctor positions the device’s handpiece near the armpit. The electromagnetic heat energy emitted from the handpiece breaks down the sweat glands in the armpits.

The procedure takes about an hour. If excessive sweating is particularly severe, we recommend two treatment sessions three months apart. This ensures high-quality, permanent results.

Most patients notice dramatic differences compared to before. Sweating and the amount of perspiration decrease significantly, according to the latest clinical study, averaging 82 percent (H. Chin-Ho Hong, MD, Mark Lupin, MD et al; Dermatol. Surgery 2012; 38:728-735).

The reduction in sweating is immediately noticeable after the procedure. If needed, the procedure can be repeated after three months. This ensures excellent and lifelong results.

As with all treatments, results with miraDry are individual and may vary to some extent among patients.

The results of botulinum treatment are temporary. Their duration is always individual. Typically, sweating significantly diminishes for 3–6 months after botulinum toxin treatment.

The results of miraDry are permanent. The broken sweat glands do not grow back, and new sweat glands do not form in the armpits. Sweating decreases and disappears permanently. (Li, Gang et al. 2009.)

The skin is the largest organ in the human body. One of its many tasks is to participate in thermoregulation, maintaining the body’s normal temperature.

Sweat glands help the body adapt to the prevailing temperature. Thermoregulation occurs through the action of small sweat glands, found, for example, in the palms and soles.

In the armpits, there are large sweat glands that do not contribute to the body’s thermoregulation. The original purpose of armpit sweat glands was likely the development of human body odor.

The human body has over four million sweat glands, with only two percent located in the armpits. When two percent of sweat glands are removed, the body’s thermoregulation system continues to function perfectly, relying on the remaining sweat glands.

Removing armpit sweat glands is a safe procedure. There is no harm in their removal, and eliminating armpit sweat glands does not affect the functioning of the body’s thermoregulation system.

miraDry is suitable for the treatment of women and men over 18 years old. The procedure can address excessive sweating in the armpits.

Excessive sweating in other parts of the body (e.g., hands, intimate areas, feet) cannot be treated with miraDry. Excessive sweating in hands, feet, and face is still treated with botox.

Excessive underarm sweating can be treated using methods other than botox or miraDry treatment. Antiperspirants can temporarily inhibit the function of sweat glands. Surgeries are also used to treat excessive sweating. However, surgical procedures always involve some degree of health risks.