I'm finishing up the 5th round of sessions today. Some areas have been mostly touch ups since the 3rd round, and right now I'd say I have 95% inhibition in the areas I've done.

I'm going to leave everything untreated for at least a month and take some pictures then. There should at least be some hair that hasn't been in their cycle yet, so I'm sure I'll have to catch those as they grow.

It's a pretty liberating device, and I can see this kind of thing become really addictive. I've done areas I never considered getting done professionally due to the hassle, embarrassment or cost. For instance my armpits, which I was never inclined to shave, have been 100% smooth for several weeks.. its so weird feeling (in a good way!).

Vulpes have you had professinal treatmets done prior to Tria?

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Make sure you keep us posted Vulpes. I am curious to see how this works out for you.

Hey Vulpes, I have a question: When you did your professional laser treatments, how low were the fluence settings that your hair responded to?

I've done a lot of professional treatments at pretty high settings with only mixed results (I have coarse, dark hair and pretty light skin) and am thinking of getting the TRIA for touchups, but I am worried that it may not be powerful enough, since a good amount of my hair hasn't responded to even professional lasers.

Thanks in advance for the info!

Hey everyone!! I have just ordered my TRIA and I am so excited! I'm trying not to have crazy expectations but I have to admit, I'm hoping this works for me. I decided to buy the product after looking at every review I could find. It seems like the people who have the best results are fair skinned with dark hair - and that fits me exactly! I am so over razor bumps and not being able to have a smooth bikini line all the time, so I figured I'd give it a try. I spoke to a customer service rep before purchasing...she assured me that there are absolutely NO restrictions on the 90 day money back guarantee. If you return it within 90 days, you get your money back. So, here goes it! I'll keep everyone updated on my results...maybe even post some pictures! Wish me luck!

Good luck RUgirl! Just be prepared for the pain, it does hurt so you may need to purchase lidocaine. If you have an extremely high pain threshold though maybe it wont bother you.

It's been over 3 weeks now since the 5th session on my chest and underarms. I've actually been treating many areas, but I'll use them as an example.

I would say that about half of the hair on my chest has come back in, but much lighter and finer. There are really no hairs that even closely resemble the original black hairs that were there (sorry I haven't yet had time to take pictures).

My armpits (which were darker and coarser) are practically unnoticeable (velous hairs?). I was under the impression my armpits were completely clear of hair, when in fact the hair was just too hard to see or feel.

My evolving impression is that the Tria (on its highest setting) will significantly diminish coarse black/dark-brown hair, and will completely stop some particularly dark hairs, but that it is probably not powerful enough to destroy fine/light hair.

This could be beneficial to men because, I think, many of us simply prefer more "normal" looking hair.. rather than completely bare skin. The Tria results are self-limiting to this effect (e.g. as a hair gets lighter and finer it will respond less to treatment).

Those with light-brown, soft hairs will probably not benefit much, and those with large areas or seeking complete removal should expect to get professional laser followup(s) at a higher fluence.

To brassmonkey: My pro lightsheer sessions started with a fluence in the low 20's and ramped up each session eventually hitting the low 40's to kill the last, light hairs.

RUgirl, keep in mind that professional treatments for bikini line cost around $100 per treatment and you need around 6 treatments. If that's all that's bothering you, it's actually cheaper to get professional treatments which are a lot more powerful.

brassmonkey, settings vary across machines. Can you provide details on the machine used and joules, pulse and spot size?

Vulpes,

Can you post pictures of your chest before treatments and what your chest looks like now?