Hi there , can anyone give an overview regarding these devices home use , because i bought A rio saloon hair removal 2 months ago , and i used it many time without result.It would be grateful if you couild give me feedback .

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ventdusud

I think you already got your feedback - what you saw is pretty much what everyone else who tries it sees. If the Rio worked, I would buy it myself instead of spending money on expensive professional treatments.

I bought this about two weeks ago and used it for the first time last Saturday on my bikini line.

The bad news:
It was pretty (ok, extremely) painful - that's a sensitive area with fairly dense growth, but I was determined to use the highest setting so I just stopped every few beeps to recover. I'll definitely be picking up some lidocaine for next time. I divided the area into 1" sections and tried to go over each section with overlapping as described in the manual; I definitely didn't get in the full 35 beeps per section, probably more like 10-15. Ouch. I also used it on the middle setting on my underarms, but didn't really cover it heavily. At that point I was tired of being in pain

The good news:
I didn't expect to see results for two weeks, but I've already seen a HUGE difference on my bikini line. Much better than I expected after a single treatment. Where I used the laser, I probably have an 80-90% reduction; some hairs are still coming in but it's waaaay less than the areas I didn't use it on. And the laser definitely hurts less on areas with less hair, so I'm hoping it'll be less painful when I do it again. Also, some of the hairs that are coming in are really loose - when I tug on them they slide right out.

My underarms - where I used the second highest setting and didn't overlap - seem a tiny bit lighter but not significantly. I think you really have to suck it up and use the highest setting.

I have pretty light skin and dark blonde hair (darker on my bikini line.. wow its weird to be discussing this on the internet!). I really bought the laser primarily for the bikini line, so I'm completely satisfied with the results. I don't know how long they'll last and if they'll actually be permanent, but frankly I don't really care - if it starts to grow back I'll just laser it off again. Anything's better than having to shave that area.

Just to clarify that you're not seeing a "reduction". At this point, you're seeing the treated hair shed. That doesn't mean that they were all killed. If the settings were high enough, then hopefully a bunch of them were killed. However, with the 600ms pulse setting, it's doubtful that any hair can be damaged permanently. But it seems that you are fine with that.

Keep in mind that blond hair is not supposed to be affected. It sounds like yours may be more light brown. It needs to have pigment to be affected by laser. If you're seeing shedding, that means it does, so it's not technically as blond as you think, or the roots are darker than what you see on the outside.

Here you go

http://www.imagebam.com/image/c6e52013865284

And from the comment on pain, it's incredibly painful without anesthetic. Emla from Canadapharmacy now ships from England and costs twice as much as the Lido 4% which is what I switched to.

is it true you can't use this device on your face? has anyone tried it on their face? why would they not create this to be used on a face? that's one of the most embarassing places a woman has hair growth. is it just to cover their butts if someone accidentally lasered their eyes or burned their skin on their face? higher powered lasers at clinics can be used on the face.. or have all these places been doing wrong ?

I would venture out and say to avoid lawsuits due to eye damage and permanent scarring from burns etc.

Vulpes,

Any news on how the results of your treatments with the tria? Would you say it has worked so far? Do you have any photos of your results from the tria?

Vulpes, your skin should react stronger to proper treatments. The skin should be red, the follicles should be raised and the skin will be slightly swollen. It will look/feel like a mild sunburn for a couple of days.

tt_wa84 please update on how the skin looks after the hair has shed? and for how long have you been hair free?