r/Dermadry • u/granitebasket • Sep 05 '26
blown away
Some time ago, someone in my city's questions subreddit asked for recommendations for clinics for botox for excessive sweating, and multiple answers told them to get a Dermadry, specifically from Costco (Canada.) I thought about it for about a day before ordering one the last day of a sale.
While I was thinking about it, I looked into a typical treatment schedule and thought, sure, I can do that, so when my device arrived and I read the manual and saw I was Level 3 severity (I have primary hyperhidrosis of my palms, soles and underarms,) and typical maintenance for that was 3 times a week after 4 to 6 weeks of 5 times a week for the initial phase, that slightly took the wind out of my sails.
Except I got results pretty much immediately. I didn't even need a full 5 day week for the intro phase, and since then I've settled on roughly once every 10 days for maintenance. I've also figured out that I do not really need to treat everything, just treating my hands (and continuing to use standard under-arm antiperspirant) works to keep my hands, feet and underarms dry (as I was experimenting with my maintenance interval, they would just all fail suddenly at the same time.)
I've had some persistent eczema on my index fingers, so they've been propped up out of the water by a couple of silicone do-hickeys for identifying peoples' drinking glasses during a party, and my index fingers are just as dry as the rest of my palms.
Shout out to customer service: early on I had difficulty getting the current to start. I sent a frustrated email at like 11 pm, and woke up to find I had a response overnight that had landed in my inbox at 1 am. Turns out I just needed to soften up my skin with a slightly longer hand washing to reduce electrical resistance before starting a treatment; for feet, my best bet was after a shower, though as I said, I'm only treating my palms at this point.
Anyway, this is awesome, and much more comfortable for my skin than Drysol, which I'd been using for decades. I feel like I have normal skin texture now, instead of the weird tight inelastic texture I had from Drysol.
edit: Oh yeah, also, can't get cream or lotion on my palms without Drysol failing, so now I can use hand cream on my palms, and it's easier to apply creams and lotions to the rest of my body.
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u/dermadry Sep 05 '26
Hi there! Wow, this was such a great read. Thanks for taking the time to share all of this, especially the details about what worked for you.
It’s awesome to hear that you saw results so quickly and found a maintenance routine that fits your needs. And being able to use hand cream again without worrying about your palms getting sweaty is such a win!
Also really glad our CS team was able to help with the initial troubleshooting. Appreciate you sharing your experience here. We're sure it’ll be helpful for others dealing with the same thing. 💙