Tria Laser

[missF]

Can Tria be used on face??? I thought was only for legs and armpits...

Apparently this is the only device FDA approved (not sure if it's CE approved for EU) and that is also effective based on customer reviews...  One thing

Do remember you need three week cycles between sessions to get the next cycle of hair growth.


Cindy

Isn't 3 weeks quite soon? The 2 places I did laser treatment (a very expensive clinic and the public hospital where I got 5 sessions)  I was told that 6 weeks is the  best time interval - could be done with 4 weeks but 6 would be more effective since this is the average time if the cycle...

Changing to another product in the same field, does anyone have experience with No!no!?

[Cindy]

Sorry,
You are totally correct I was counselled to return about every 4-6 weeks. The first cycles were definitely 6 weeks, as the hair went I could go more often. Now a days I just go as needed. it has been about 8-10 weeks and looking good.

A few people have mentioned No No. I did mention the 'home' lasers to my technician, who of course has a vested interested. But she did say what do you think is better, a $150,000 laser used by a trained nurse or a $500 overpriced hand held job used by a novice.

Seemed logical to me.

Cindy

[cadeliara@yahoo.com]

Cindy no offense but you understand my hesitantcy towards accepting credibility from (as you pointed out) someone with a vested interest in telling you that spending thousands of dollars with them will yield you better results.

Don't get me wrong, I have no dog in this fight. At best I am being devils advocate, but as someone facing the cost of a sizable down payment on a house to get all of my physical affairs in order for tranistioning so (and as I am sure the demographic of millionaire transgendered is quite negligable I am not alone here) every penny counts.

I am in the same boat as some others here. I saw the ads and by my VERY skeptical nature I consider everything I see in an infomercial on the same caliber of technical ingenuity and must-havedness as a slap-chop or shamwow.
If it is too good to be true....

...but what if it isn't?
At least to an extent.

By my calculation, this puppy (if paid for in full) is the price of about 3-4 sessions of facial LHR at any decent clinic. If I can get at least that much out of it and wrap up the loose ones with electrolysis (which remains the ONLY approved method for removal.) then I think I got my moneys worth. My skin is fair at best and my hairs are raven black, so I should be a good candidate.
Add to that the fact that I have sent 3 very well composed and open minded emails to 3 different reputable laser centers and the best I got was 3 days after one of them replied that a nurse will be in touch. That was weeks ago.
I don't need the hassle of begging them to accept my business.

Oh and folks, don't let companies fool you when they wave the "FDA approved" flag.
All a product really needs to do to be FDA approved in this category is to not harm you. The FDA does zero evaluation as to a products effectiveness. They neither have the resources for that kind of testing, nor the clout.

So I am still up in the air about getting it or not, but if I do, I will definately be posting up my evaluation.

[Cindy]

Absolutely no offence taken at all.

In any of these areas I think it is very important to be careful, it is our only skin after all. And yes it is a lot of money so we need to be careful of that too. I do know that there  were reports in the Australian press about people being severely burned and disfigured by untrained laser techs.

I hope the Tria works for you, and with fair skin and dark hair you are in a good category. But do be careful of making sure you don't overdo it. My techs have been very informative in teaching me skin care and applying sunscreen and moisturiser to protect my skin, particularly after laser.

If you go for a hand held laser do let us know how it went, as you said lots of girls here are very interested in the outcome.

I went into the clinic in person and made an appointment, it was the second I went to, I didn't feel comfortable in the first place, something felt odd and I sort of take notice of those intuition type of feelings. The place I go to, as I said, have been great, very friendly, totally confidential and I feel that I'm being treated by skilled people who care for me.

Good luck and let me know how you go

Hugs

Cindy

[michelle666]

I'm very interested in the Tria for chest hair. When you use a laser, what happens when you pull the trigger on the device? Does the hair burn, or just kinda falls out?

[cadeliara@yahoo.com]

Please excuse the analogy as I am sure there are better ones out there but I think this is one of the easiest ways to explain it.

Laser is light, (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)

With that also comes heat, but concentrated heat.

What the laser does in terms of hair removal is it targets the area with focused light at a certain frequency and that light (and subsequent heat) will be absorbed by darker things that stand out in high contrast, ie: your dark hair in your light skin.) It is just like putting a black car next to a white one, which will heat up quicker and hotter? Obviously the black one as black absorbs the heat energy from light more than white.
This is also the reason that folks with lighter hairs and/or darker skin do not get nearly as good results from laser.

So this heat then travels down the hair to the hair folicle. That is where it does thermo-mechanical damage (fancy term for "cooks it") to the folicle itself so in theory, not only will the hair fall out and die, but it will damage the folicle to the point where it can not produce a replacement hair.

It burns the hair from the inside out, but more importantly, burns the part that produces it. The hair does eventually get pushed out by your body rejecting this now dead tissue on it's own.

The reason electrolysis is more reliable (albeit much more time consuming) in this task is because there each and every hair is targetted independently and treated one at a time.

Hope that helps.

[lilacwoman]

Trias are overpriced here in UK at about $600.

If they really do work they would be a good investment but its hard to imagine they really have a proper laser inside them and run on batteries when the pro models run off mains and hum with power.

be careful not to do any patch of skin more than once or a patch of brown pigment will appear and remain forever.

[lilacwoman]

http://www.so-smooth.co.uk has a whole assortment of hair removal stuff

[lilacwoman]

my dark hairs are loose enough to be slid out after 24/48 hours but they will emerge and can be wiped away after about 4/5/6 days.

hairs all start growing at different times so its hard to know what the best interval between laserings is.  present salon says three weeks, other said 4/5 and another said minimum 6 weeks. 

[barbie]

my dark hairs are loose enough to be slid out after 24/48 hours but they will emerge and can be wiped away after about 4/5/6 days.

hairs all start growing at different times so its hard to know what the best interval between laserings is.  present salon says three weeks, other said 4/5 and another said minimum 6 weeks.

Now I have used the Tria for 1 year. I have irregularly used it. Nowadays, I can spend 5-10 min 1-2 times per week for my beard and legs after shower in the morning. If I do not apply the Tria to my beard area, I see some very fine hairs in a week, which can make the area above my upper lip look a little bit dark.

Regarding legs, it is a vast area, taking longer time. I see very long and fine hairs in my legs. Sometimes I just shave them. As my legs were tanned during the summer, I will strike those leg hars again in the winter.

For ampits, I have applied 4-5 times, but still see long fine hairs growing again. Applying the Tria once per month would be enough for the armpits.

In any case, overal thickness and number of hairs have been greatly reduced. Leg hairs are unnoticeable, even though I can apply the Tria once per month.

Barbie~~

In the case of Tria, you need to shave completely those hairs you are going to target.

[michelle666]

Whats the deal with the battery on the Tria? I've been reading reviews on Amazon that say its not replaceable and dies pretty quickly.

[Jennifer_Lynn]

I just bought a TRIA so I did my first treatment yesterday. It is said the batteries will last for about 500 recharge cycles. And no you can't change the batteries. If you could you could get another 500 charges. The TRIA is no toy girls. It is a class 1 laser. My best friend from high school used on on her bikini area. After 6 months she said 95% of the growth was totally gone. The other 5% was peach fuzz. Most hairs have a 6 week growth/no growth cycle. Its different for different parts of the body but basically its close. Since most of us can't afford a 200,000 dollar laser for our own use much less the thousand they charge for laser session we do what we can do. I have been reading and talking to people and the best one I found so far is the TRIA. Its not an IPL its a laser. So like I said I have done just one treatment so as I progress I will post more. Or if anyone wants to talk to me about it just email me. Like anything it talk a commitment to do it right. Half assed work will give you half assed results.

Isabella

[walter11]

hi, you know i was very excited to try out Tria laser hair removal and be able to laser at home. The system comes in a white carrying case, with a charger and a skin sensor. Because Tria is a high-tech device, there's an important instructions packet and FAQ included. These are both definite reads to know exactly how to use the system safely and correctly, so I made sure to read them both carefully.After charging the system, you have to activate it. Either by calling 1-877-321-TRIA or by doing so on-line (only once) to ensure you can safely use it. Otherwise Tria will not turn on.

First, I had to make sure my skin was light enough. You place the skin sensor on your skin and then turn it on- if it turns green you're within the right skin tone. If it turns red, your skin is too dark and you can't use it. For good reason, dark skin tones can't use Tria with possibly of getting burned, scarred or blistered. I was sure my skin was well within the skin tone range, and the light did turn green.

[michelle666]

I just bought a TRIA so I did my first treatment yesterday. It is said the batteries will last for about 500 recharge cycles. And no you can't change the batteries. If you could you could get another 500 charges. The TRIA is no toy girls. It is a class 1 laser. My best friend from high school used on on her bikini area. After 6 months she said 95% of the growth was totally gone. The other 5% was peach fuzz. Most hairs have a 6 week growth/no growth cycle. Its different for different parts of the body but basically its close. Since most of us can't afford a 200,000 dollar laser for our own use much less the thousand they charge for laser session we do what we can do. I have been reading and talking to people and the best one I found so far is the TRIA. Its not an IPL its a laser. So like I said I have done just one treatment so as I progress I will post more. Or if anyone wants to talk to me about it just email me. Like anything it talk a commitment to do it right. Half assed work will give you half assed results.

Isabella

Keep us updated on your progress with it.

[Dana_H]

The Tria did not work at all for me.  I have very dark brown hair and light skin, so near ideal contrast. After six months of committed regular use, there was no reduction in hair that I could measure, and it hurt like h*** in some areas; certainly more than the "rubber band snap" I was expecting.

Be aware that the instructions say not to use it on your face.

Maybe you'll have better luck than I did, but I consider it to be a waste of money.

[Cindy]

If you cannot use it on your face that is a big limitation I would have thought!

[Jeneva]

Check out hairtell forums and you'll see plenty of people telling you the same thing we are.  It doesn't work.  I never even got shedding of the facial hair.  I also thought it hurt MORE than real LHR.

[barbie]

Based on the posts here, it seems to me that the efficacy of the Tria depends on the person.

But, I say again, at least for me, it has worked. I have not shaved my beard for 1 year except when I shave a few very fine hairs just before applying the Tria. I still see some fine and long hairs in my legs, but they are not so much noticeable and the thickness and the overall number has progressively decreased. As I have been busy, I infrequently used the Tria, but it has worked nice for me.

Yes. It requires a lot of time and effort. About 30 min for every week, while applyig it randomly to armpits, legs and the beard area.


Barbie~~

[smooth]

This piece of kit has been developed for home use and as such and to avoid costly lawsuits it is under powered and pretty ineffective against all but small shallow hairs, if any! In the longer term anyone using it might well notice additional growth as a result of increased circulation in the areas where it has been used. Bear in mind that laser is now being used in hair replacement therapies as well as for reduction. From history it can be seen that some of the great "cure all's" turn out to nothing more than clever scams....

[Cadence Jean]

Any update on this Francis?