Tria Beauty Precision Hair Removal Laser for Women and Men

I am an RN who has worked in dermatology and I was recommended to buy this product from one of the doctors I work with. I have been using this for about 4 months now and I must say that 75% of my hair is gone. I am very happy with the results. I have had professional laser hair removal at a medical spa in the past and I have the same results. The trick is that you have to have realistic expectations with laser hair removal. After a treatment, even years later, some sparse hairs will come back but overall, 90% of the hair is gone when compared to prior treatment. People must remember that it is only natural that our bodies grow hair, hair has a purpose and our bodies will want to grow hair in places where it needs to grow... and to expect any product to completely permanently remove hair "forever" is not very realistic. There is no such miracle product/drug when it comes to "tricking" nature to stop growing hair. However, TRIA is the closest thing that I've tried that minimizes hair growth comparable to salon results. The trick is learning how to use it.First of all, I used the product every 2 weeks since I got it. And I had visible results within the 1st month, 30% less hair growth (less hair growing back, less hair density, less ingrown hairs..etc) I treated my Brazilian, upper lip and sideburn areas. The main thing to consider when expecting results is what strength you decide to use in the area. For example, my sideburns and upper lip had quicker results since I was able to tolerate the strongest level (it only goes up to level 3). However, for more delicate, sensitive areas like Brazilian area, I was only able to tolerate level 1 or level 2, so obviously, these areas took a longer time/more treatment to get the results I wanted.I know that people get impatient and want quick and fast results, but you have to remember, if I were to use a level 3 in delicate skin areas, I would end up burning and leaving blisters on my skin, and this is worst result than having hair there, because it can lead to scarring, hyperpigmentation, and infection. Hair grows in phases/cycles so even though you treated one area and hair starts to "grow" back in the next week, it doesn't mean it didn't work, it means that the next hair cycle is ready to grow, and those new hairs erupting are not usually the same hairs you treated the prior week. Knowing this, this is why zapping your hair every day is not a good thing because you're essentially zapping hair that has already been treated. You need the new hair cycle to erupt so you can zap and treat those. This is why hair removal treatments need multiple months, because ideally you want to treat all the hairs in all the cycles to really get the hair gone. AND also, by using a level higher than you can tolerate is not going to effect the future hair cycles that are yet to come out, most likely you'll end up burning yourself. After each treatment, the hairs will take a few days to eventually fall off on their own. You can accelerate the "dead hairs" by exfoliating the area with a exfoliating glove and you will see those hairs, with the roots fall out on their own or even a towel when drying off from a shower.Keeping that in mind, being patient and safe is better than having blisters and burns. We are dealing with nature here, we are essentially trying to mess with nature and there's no miracle product. However, TRIA is the best at-home hair laser product so far, the small size is great for smaller and delicate areas. I got my money's worth and I recommend it to all my friends.To address the battery life of this product: It is a small device, therefore, it has a smaller battery and depending on what level you treat it will determine how much power you use. For example, if you use Level 3, you will expect the battery to not last as long than using a Level 1 because it uses a lot of power to zap hairs at a level 3. On a full charge, I was able to treat my side burns and Brazilian area on Level 2 before the device died and needed another charge. When I did treat an area I went over the area about 3x. A lot of people complaint about the short battery life, but I think that it's pretty good for the area it can cover and small battery it has. Remember, this is a smaller device, it is not meant for larger areas like legs. It is perfect for smaller areas and the battery life is perfect for it since it doesn't take long to treat these areas.

I purchased the Silk N bella hair removal laser many months ago and have had ok results on underarms but no results on upper lip/chin areas. I wasn't aware when I purchased it that there are different hair removal lasers on the market. The issue I had with the Silk N was that the diameter of the glass (where the laser light comes out) is so large that it's difficult to maneuver it in small areas. I think this is one of the reasons it's not working so well in some areas. However with the Tria Precision there is a much smaller window and I think a more concentrated beam of light. They both feel about the same however with a tiny twinge when activated but I can tolerate both easily on the highest setting. So far with the Tria I've found that more hairs seem to come loose within a few days compared to the Silk N. Time will tell however and I will come back and review them again in a month or two.So far if you are targeting a small area I would suggest the Tria and if you're looking to treat a larger area either the larger Tria or the Silk N might work better. I must say thought that just after a couple of treatments I think that the Tria will work much better for me but only time will tell.OK, so I've had this little jewel for nearly a year now and I still have black hairs everywhere! Either I'm not a good candidate (despite being very fair skinned and having black hair that I want to remove) or there is something wrong with the directions!I'm going to have to go to the derm and see if maybe their hair removal system can do a better job. Bottom line, a waste of money on the Silk N bella and wasted money on the Tria... just wanted to update and let you know that I got absolutely nowhere with either product.

I liked this laser hair remover in every way, except I only was treating my upper lip and chin and it ran out of flashes before I did the third treatment which is what it recommends. ( I'm glad I used full power from the beginning.) And I don't have much hair, just a few wild spots. Maybe the two treatments will have done the trick. I don't see the hair growing back yet except for maybe one tough one. I think they should specify how many zaps are in the laser and what size area you should expect to cover with the device. Just sayin'

I purchased the Tria hoping it would work at least ok. I have had laser hair treatments and usually after those treatments, most people have bald spots because of hair falling out. I have used the trio several times but still do not have any visible results. It says you will have hair falling out after a week and I ave not had that. The highest setting has a little sting but no where near the level of professional treatments. I tend to get annoyed using the tria because sometimes when you place it on the skin, it flashes but other times it doesn't. It doesn't seem like it is worth this amount of money. I guess it would be okay for touch ups after you have had real laser hair treatments but as a primary treatment I just don't see this actually being effective.