FDA approved procedure eliminates 80% of your armpit sweat glands for a year; uses nothing but micro
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[QUOTE]This summer has been one of the hottest on record, and on many days I'll be dripping with sweat after just a few minutes outside. A new procedure promises to stop excessive perspiration, by zapping your [URL="http://dvice.com/archives/2011/06/this-robotic-ar.php"]armpit[/URL] sweat glands using a dose of microwave energy.
The miraDry procedure was approved by the FDA earlier this year, and claims to kill off 22-30,000 sweat glands in your armpits, reducing sweating by an average of 82 percent. A recent study showed that it is effective in about 90 percent of patients, and that the effects last for at least a year.
Two sessions are required to get the full treatment, and this runs about $3,000. I guess that's fine if your job requires you to [URL="http://dvice.com/archives/2012/07/dress-shirt-use.php"]look sweat free[/URL] all the time, but it sounds like a lot to spend especially seeing as it won't be covered by most health insurance.
The miraDry people claim that the procedure is perfectly safe, but I always thought that sweating was an essential tool your body uses to cool itself. People pass out from heat exhaustion all the time, and this can only make that problem worse.
Personally, I guess I'll just keep sweating.[/QUOTE]
because $3,000 a year is some how better than buying deodorant
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This isn't healthy. We sweat for a reason.
Seems like a real easy way to pass out from heat exhaustion
killing sweat glands off doesn't sound very healthy, but i don't really know alot about this subject. it's incredible the lengths people will go to, just to appeal to people in public more.
and why can't people just use a good deodorant?
Sweat might be annoying but if you're doing it, it's because your body needs to. Right, there are some exceptions, like people with hyperhidrosis, that might be good for them.
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and why can't people just use a good deodorant?[/QUOTE]
Because some people can't find one that works? It took me six years of trying various brands and types before I found one that worked for longer than the drive into town. Even then it only works for four or five hours of more or less sedentary activity, if I get even remotely active I might as well have never put a damn thing on.
To be fair, though, I'll sweat pretty heavily just sitting in a chair in a room air con'd down to 67ºF, all while wearing nothing more than a tee and some light sweatpants. So it may be that. Point is, though, it's difficult for some people to find a deoderant that works, and this might be a viable alternative.
[QUOTE=mac338;37289967]This isn't healthy. We sweat for a reason.[/QUOTE]
To be fair, the armpits are a really bad location to perspirate from. The airflow in that area is generally poor. And your body will just compensate for this by sweating from other areas more, so I don't see it as really putting you at higher risk for heat stroke or anything. The real question is why does this cost $3,000? It's just a microwave gun.
I have hyperhidrosis, and I got given this stuff called Driclor and it's like a saviour to me.
Would it be a health risk if only applied to your armpits?
Hmm, if it's killing off the sweat glands, it has to be having an effect on surrounding cells too. I wouldn't rule out a cancer risk increase from the use of this thing
Also, the more you sweat the cooler you get. As the sweat evaporates, it takes away heat from your body. If your armpits aren't sweating, your back is going to sweat more from the increased heat
[QUOTE=Trumple;37290146]Hmm, if it's killing off the sweat glands, it has to be having an effect on surrounding cells too. I wouldn't rule out a cancer risk increase from the use of this thing
Also, the more you sweat the cooler you get. As the sweat evaporates, it takes away heat from your body. If your armpits aren't sweating, your back is going to sweat more from the increased heat[/QUOTE]
Does back sweat smell less?
80%? Holy shit. That can't be good. If you have hyperhidrosis, I'd say killing off 30-50% of your glands would be your best bet, not fucking 80%. For hyperhidrosis, your best bet is still getting botex injections into your armpits that just shrink the sweat glands. The bad thing about this is you have to get it re-done every couple of months.
[QUOTE=ElectricSquid;37290182]Does back sweat smell less?[/QUOTE]
Sweat shouldn't really smell of much, it's the bacteria you get afterwards that smells
Sweat is mostly just made of ions, or salt to you and me, and water. Your armpits are nice and warm, and when they sweat they become an excellent place for bacteria to strive because they are moist. Your back, on the other hand, will stay a bit cooler and should smell less
As stated above, you have to sweat.
I can see this having a similar effect to the 'blushing-removal' surgery that people get done to prevent them from blushing; mess with the sympathetic nervous system and cut off the armpit's ability to sweat and your body will make up for it by sweating somewhere else.
Like the hands. Or in the butt.
I think this would only be a problem if it covered your whole body, it's just your armpits so I don't think there's a risk of people getting heat exhaustion out of this.
I don't got a problem with sweating other than my hands when I'm nervous or intense playing games or writing exams/tests...
Will this work with ball-sweat? Fucking hate ball-sweat.
[QUOTE=mac338;37289967]This isn't healthy. We sweat for a reason.[/QUOTE]
And as long as the person showers every other day or daily on hot days, I find natural smell of others pleasant.
[QUOTE=loopoo;37290505]Will this work with ball-sweat? Fucking hate ball-sweat.[/QUOTE]
You really want microwaves near your balls?
Brave.
[QUOTE=kenji;37290674]You really want microwaves near your balls?
Brave.[/QUOTE]
Or incredibly stupid. You're too kind to assume I'm brave <3
[QUOTE=loopoo;37290715]Or incredibly stupid. You're too kind to assume I'm brave <3[/QUOTE]
And then you were sterile.
Was interested because i sweat from my armpits a lot during the summer. Then saw the price tag, yeah no thanks ill just use Degree.
[QUOTE=mac338;37289967]This isn't healthy. We sweat for a reason.[/QUOTE]
This wouldn't be used for the every day person with normal amounts of sweat. It's quite obviously intended for individuals with hyperhidrosis. The person who wrote the article fails to understand this.
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[QUOTE=Trumple;37290340]Sweat shouldn't really smell of much, it's the bacteria you get afterwards that smells
Sweat is mostly just made of ions, or salt to you and me, and water. Your armpits are nice and warm, and when they sweat they become an excellent place for bacteria to strive because they are moist. Your back, on the other hand, will stay a bit cooler and should smell less[/QUOTE]
You're completely correct. The reason sweat produces a foul smell (particularly that of the groin and armpit) is due to bacterial growth which feed on a different type of sweat called "apocrine sweat", a more fatty protein laden substance.
shoot yourself with microwaves? Holy shit who was fucking retarded enough to think that was a good idea.
[QUOTE=E1025;37290951]shoot yourself with microwaves? Holy shit who was fucking retarded enough to think that was a good idea.[/QUOTE]
It's not like they just pulled the magnetron out of your household microwave, a lot of work goes into developing something like this. You have a better solution for hyperhidrosis that doesn't involve microwaves or clamping nerves while still maintaining a reasonable price? (Yes, the treatment is cheap compared to other options.)
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I can see this having a similar effect to the 'blushing-removal' surgery that people get done to prevent them from blushing; mess with the sympathetic nervous system and cut off the armpit's ability to sweat and your body will make up for it by sweating somewhere else. [/QUOTE]
It's interesting you mention this, the other treatment option other than the use of antiperspirants I'm aware of involves damaging the nerve (sympathetomy) and has the side effect you mentioned.
So it's literally just zapping your body with microwaves
you know
those things EVERYONE says give people cancer
10/10 FDA keep on not banning dangerous shit and denying americans of kinder eggs
[QUOTE=latin_geek;37291178]So it's literally just zapping your body with microwaves
you know
those things EVERYONE says give people cancer
[/QUOTE]
EVERYONE must have no understanding of medicine. While continuous exposure could cause issues, this treatment only involves one-time exposure per year. It poses less risk than an x-ray, a plane ride, probably even less than eating a banana (which tend to be measurably radioactive).
So yes, 10/10 FDA.
I want this shit on my hands. It's got to be one of the worst feelings when people notice how wet my hands are due to immense sweating. I don't even know why.
Men can't cry, we aren't (socially) allowed to sweat, don't be sad - be happy..
Wake me up when you get arrested for smiling in public.
[QUOTE=TestECull;37290046]Because some people can't find one that works? It took me six years of trying various brands and types before I found one that worked for longer than the drive into town. Even then it only works for four or five hours of more or less sedentary activity, if I get even remotely active I might as well have never put a damn thing on.
I've had sweating issues for my entire life, I'm not even fat but I still sweat for anything, Deo runs off quick for me
To be fair, though, I'll sweat pretty heavily just sitting in a chair in a room air con'd down to 67ºF, all while wearing nothing more than a tee and some light sweatpants. So it may be that. Point is, though, it's difficult for some people to find a deoderant that works, and this might be a viable alternative.[/QUOTE]
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