The MiraDry Hyperhidrosis Treatment: Baltimore MD Says 'No Sweat!'

Let's start this off with a very important medical fact: only three percent of Americans have a medically diagnosable case of hyperhidrosis -- otherwise known as "you sweat way too much." If you aren't in that three percent, the MiraDry system is probably too powerful for your situation; stick with more traditional options like antiperspirants and soap.

If you do believe that your sweat -- specifically, your armpit sweat -- is out of control and you're willing to do whatever it takes to tone it down a little, we'd like to introduce you to the MiraDry hyperhidrosis treatment. Baltimore MD's overly sweaty have been relying on risky Botox treatments and ineffective prescription antiperspirants for too long: MiraDry is the answer.

What Is MiraDry?
MiraDry is a novel hyperhidrosis procedure that uses very finely-tuned microwave do destroy your sweat glands and leave the rest of your tissues alone. The science behind it is simple and elegant: where your skin tissue ('dermis') meets the fat layer directly below it ('subcutaneous fat'), an interesting happens to microwaves that enter the skin: many of them are reflected by the shift in density and water content. That means that right above that layer, the waves coming in are met by the reflected waves coming back out, and it superheats the thin layer of skin directly above the fat layer.

Just by a coincidence, that's exactly where the body's sweat glands are held. So by bombarding the skin with just the right level of microwave radiation, you can superheat and kill the sweat glands while you leave the tissues just above and below them almost entirely alone.

To make certain nothing else is harmed, the same machine that emits the microwaves also cools the skin, ensuring that only the thin target layer is actually heated to the point of killing cells. The end result is that a single session will reduce underarm sweat by 40-80%, and two sessions will reduce it by 60-99%. The best part is that the body doesn't regrow dead sweat glands, so the treatments are permanent.

What's the Downside?
MiraDry, like any medical procedure, does have the chance of complications. Swelling and pain are uncommon (but not rare) side effects, and are often treated with lidocane injections. The process also affects hair follicles, so sparser and thinner underarm hair is a typical side effect.

Rarely, particularly in sessions that target the upper armpit where the arm meets the chest, a lingering numbness of the arm can result, sometimes accompanied by muscle weakness that can last for a few months.

How Can I Learn More?
Nosweatmd.com is Baltimore's premier site for learning about the MiraDry procedure. Dr. Steven Snyder, Board-Certified Dermatologist and Cosmetic Laser Surgeon, has been using MiraDry hyperhydrosis treatment on Baltimore MD's overly-sweaty since the procedure went public in 2012. If anyone can answer your questions about the procedure, it's Dr. Snyder. Call today at 410-356-0000410-356-0000 and schedule an appointment to discuss the details. The doctor would love to see you!

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