miraDry Sweat and Odor Elimination

miraDry is an FDA-approved non-invasive treatment using microwave energy to permanently eliminate underarm sweat glands, odor glands, and hair in a single session. Sweat and odor glands do not regenerate after treatment, making miraDry a long-term solution for hyperhidrosis and underarm sweating. Local anaesthesia is administered before the procedure. Mild swelling and soreness resolve within one to two weeks.

Shiny Laser Skin Clinic offers miraDry, the only FDA-approved non-invasive procedure for the permanent elimination of underarm sweat glands and odor glands, as a solution for patients seeking lasting relief from excessive underarm sweating (primary axillary hyperhidrosis), underarm odor, and underarm hair. miraDry uses controlled microwave energy — delivered through a precisely calibrated handpiece applied to the underarm skin surface — to heat and irreversibly destroy the eccrine sweat glands, apocrine odor glands, and hair follicles located in the transition zone between the dermis and subcutaneous tissue at a depth of approximately 2–5 mm. Microwave energy at the frequency used by miraDry has a specific interaction with water-containing biological tissue: it is preferentially absorbed at the dermal-hypodermal interface where the sweat glands reside, generating targeted focal heating in the gland-rich zone while the proprietary hydro-ceramic cooling system protects the overlying skin surface from thermal damage throughout the procedure. Because eccrine and apocrine glands do not regenerate after thermal destruction, the elimination of glands is understood to be permanent — clinical data from miraDry studies report sustained reduction in sweating of 82% at twelve months, with results expected to persist indefinitely. The elimination of underarm hair is a secondary benefit, with follicle destruction occurring in the same treatment zone. Local tumescent anaesthesia is administered to the treatment area before the procedure to ensure patient comfort during energy delivery; the numbing injection is the primary source of discomfort, after which the session runs approximately one hour. Post-procedure, patients experience mild swelling, temporary numbness, and soreness in the underarm area, resolving within one to two weeks. Most patients achieve their goal with a single treatment session; a second session may be offered if maximum results are desired.