Tria hair removal

[Jennygirl]

The site was migrated last night to its new server and there were posts and stuff going on. Most staff email links were cut and had to be restored and posts went and reappeared etc.

Don't panic just yet.

You should notice a considerable increase in speed etc and we have a massive increase in capacity.

Not a problem at all. I appreciate the improvements, it does seem zippier!

[Cindy]

Lots more to come as well.

[Jennygirl]

Just a little update

I guess it's been exactly a week since I treated with the tria... And guess what!?

Hair ejections! I was FINALLY about to go to bed when I exfoliated my face and noticed a few super short hairs showed up on the pad. I ever so gently tugged on a few upper lip hairs that seemed to be "growing" faster than the others (sign of a dead hair getting pushed out), and they fell out as well! There are more but I don't want to get greedy. No plucking!!

So, it's working for my face on medium setting. Heck yeah!

Too excited not to post about it. Ok goodnight, susans!

[jamielikesyou]

One alternative to the Tria is the Silk'n SenseEpil. Their online store, http://shop.silkn.com/ is selling with a 15% off promo code (CHIC) off all their products including replacement lamps. Keep in mind I can't vouch for the efficacy of the system as I've yet to personally use either product, but it does get decent reviews.

[FrancisAnn]

I bought & used one a year or so ago. It seemed to work however it did burn my face on high setting. Be careful.

[FrancisAnn]

Sammy, I would give it to you if I still had it. But I gave it to goodwill. It works, but it did burn my face some, upper lip area had tough hair & used maximum setting & it did burn me, I stopped using it.

The product works well, well made, just be careful if you purchase & use one. 

[XchristineX]

I love lasing...
I have all jet black hair....I'm a north American Indian
From the Alaska B.C. border

I was going to get the tria....

But my laser tech is going to do a full body pass for
An awesome price...she is an awesome woman...

It is safe to do a full body pass hehehe
So tria....is a good thought very good indeed...
If you don't have thousands to drop for a lightsheer

[FrancisAnn]

Sammy,

it was a year or so ago when I purchased & tried the Tria. I'm not sure of the model number. After it burned me I just stopped.

Good luck with it, maybe the newer model is more safe. It worked well everywhere except on my face, upper lip area was real sensitive.

[barbie]

Repeat here:

As I posted in other threads, Tria worked very well for me (black hair).

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,102684.0.html

I purchased it in October 2010, and I do not have noticeable hairs in my legs, armpits and beard area. Still I see a few fine and long hairs growing. As my skin becomes darker and darker in summer, using Tria is not desirable, and I save those fine hairs for another round of treatment in the upcoming fall. I am going to use Tria every six months to remove those fine fine long hairs.

For the first year, I irregularly used it, as I am usually busy doing other jobs. A merit of Tria is that you can treat by yourself whenever you have leizure time. You not need to make reservation, waiting in doctor's office. And it is far less expensive than professional laser treatment, but it give the same results, at least to me.

Remember that you need to be patient. It may take several rounds of Tria treatment to see any noticeable reduction in hairs. In my case, it took more than 1 year.

Barbie~~

[Jennygirl]

Thanks for the info!

May I ask what was your regimen starting out for the beard area? Like, how many treatments in a month?

I am having session 5 of pro laser next week, and I've only got 1 more left from a package deal so I'm thinking I might switch to tria afterwards since I already have one (I've really only been irregularly using it on chest and forearms so far and it does seem to be working).

Thanks again for posting here

Repeat here:

As I posted in other threads, Tria worked very well for me (black hair).

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,102684.0.html

I purchased it in October 2010, and I do not have noticeable hairs in my legs, armpits and beard area. Still I see a few fine and long hairs growing. As my skin becomes darker and darker in summer, using Tria is not desirable, and I save those fine hairs for another round of treatment in the upcoming fall. I am going to use Tria every six months to remove those fine fine long hairs.

For the first year, I irregularly used it, as I am usually busy doing other jobs. A merit of Tria is that you can treat by yourself whenever you have leizure time. You not need to make reservation, waiting in doctor's office. And it is far less expensive than professional laser treatment, but it give the same results, at least to me.

Remember that you need to be patient. It may take several rounds of Tria treatment to see any noticeable reduction in hairs. In my case, it took more than 1 year.

Barbie~~

[barbie]

Thanks for the info!

May I ask what was your regimen starting out for the beard area? Like, how many treatments in a month?

I am having session 5 of pro laser next week, and I've only got 1 more left from a package deal so I'm thinking I might switch to tria afterwards since I already have one (I've really only been irregularly using it on chest and forearms so far and it does seem to be working).

Thanks again for posting here

As I know, it take about a month for a hair to grow again. During the initial stage, you may treat your beat area once per month. Initially, it is a little bit painful, but it will less painful while you treat again and again. You can start at a lower level of power.

For larger areas such as legs, I could not treat all hairs once. I just shaved the hair one by one, and zipped at the point where the hair was just removed. You may treat your legs partially by every two weeks.

I did not shave my beard area during the last 6 months, and still see some fine hairs growing again. I may strike again as the summer is coming.

Good luck!

Barbie~~

[FrancisAnn]

I purchased and used a Tria laser 1 or 2 years ago, it worked fair however it burned my face some. Does any member have the newer model #4, if so any reports on it's performance?

$450.00 seems to be the current price, so it's expensive. I do not think the older model was as expensive.

Thanks

Francis.

[Jennygirl]

I just started Tria-ing the face and neck areas tonight. It's been two weeks since the last professional laser session in my package (I had six pro laser treatments).

Now it's time to see if the Tria can finish the job by hitting it every two weeks. I have high hopes based on the amount of pain I just experienced with barely ANY visible beard shadow AND numbing cream applied. It felt like a toned down version of the LightSheer - which for anyone who's done their research... is exactly what it is The actual laser inside is made by the same company.

The aftermath is nothing compared to the pro laser, though. No complaints there that is for sure.

[Jennygirl]

I am actively sniping those Tria kits on e-bay at the moment By the way, what is the US retail price of it?

$450 via amazon

If I can get the same as 3 pro laser sessions out of it, it will have paid for itself.

Also... It's been about an hour and a half and my face is still slightly warm... Just like the pro laser.

[Jennygirl]

Yeah, I know - unfortunately amazon does not ship to my corner of the European Union. I have seen them on e-bay for ridiculous prices like 600 USD + shipping. I also figured out that in long term it is cheaper than doing it outside of home, plus unlike with the IPL systems, which require rechargeable lamps, Tria is just "everything in the box" product - unless You screw up the battery.

Even then, most lithium cells are interchangeable with a little electrical & soldering know how. I'm sure if that ever happened to mine I would crack the case and hook up my own wall-wart power supply And if I do have to do that, I'll be sure to make a youtube video of it as well. I think it's way cruddy when manufacturers embed a battery into a device... making customers feel forced to buy again after a certain amount of use has been reached and the battery dies.

[ZoeM]

I'm 1 month into treatments on arms, legs, torso, and underarms. (Warning: Never ever ever tria a mole)

Does anyone know if the effectiveness of treatments extends beyond the 8-week advertised limit? So, if I keep tria'ing until the thing dies, is each one still effective?

[ZoeM]

Can You "tria" those areas which are close to nipples?

Technically? Or "without severe emotional scarring"?

[Jennygirl]

Lulz. Awesome question Sammy

[ZoeM]

I believe "technically" one could tria a hedgehog too. I have no idea how much this thing hurts - that girl on YT ad is doing it very casually without any cremes and emotional response etc. If I do it close to my nipples, which I otherwise would have to pluck - not a big deal anyway, given the scarcity of my body hair - would I instantly regret this decision or just well... be kinda a bit upset?

Judging by my reaction to a moderately sensitive area (the back of the knee, or the armpit)...
I'd say, yes, regret would be immediate and complete.

[Jennygirl]

I would recommend getting some anesthetic ointment from a local laser salon or doctor's office. It doesn't take the pain away completely, but it does help!