I was able to do one bottom leg in about 30 minutes then I waited a couple of hours for the Tria to recharge and did the other leg. No biggie.
I was going to wait a couple of months before using Tria again just to see how long I went hairless, but I have a vacation coming up in a few weeks and I’d like to be as hairless as possible for that, so I’m going to zap my legs, bikini line, and armpits this week.
So far, it’s been a month since I did my bikini line and armpits(for the first time). I still have about 75% less hair in the bikini line. The second round a couple of weeks ago on my armpits appears to be working some. It’s still a little too soon to tell how well, though. It’s been 3 weeks since I did my lower legs and that looks like it got maybe 50% of the hair. Some of that could be hair growing back after being waxed a few weeks before using Tria, though.
I did my legs a couple of days ago and this time I overlapped more. I was only able to get about 2/3 of one lower leg before charging again, so I ended up having to recharge twice to get all of both lower legs. That’s still not too bad. One thing I should probably mention is that I’m thin, 5’6", and not very hairy, so someone else might need an extra charge.
I made the mistake of getting too close to a tattoo and got the very tip of a leaf. OMG, it hurt like you wouldn’t believe and that was just a tiny tip of a tattoo. I can only imagine how bad it would’ve been if I’d actually hit it full on. I recommend staying very far away from tattoos.
Just had my first Tria session tonight! (couldn’t wait for the recommended 24 hour test window to expire before trying it out:)
Managed to do my upper arms and upper back before the charge expired.
After one or two cautionary test zaps at the low and medium settings, I continued on high for the rest.
Pretty impressed so far with it, you definitely. know when its reaching a large number of hairs since the one second heat zap on high is very apparent, not pain full per say but depending on the sensitivity of the region treated, expect the odd flinch inducing zap.
Happy to answer any questions regarding its use, charging, ect obviously won’t comment on any results until a few weeks pass.
You guys really need to give 3-4 months after you stop treatments to judge results. Anything less than that really doesn’t give that much info for us. You can pluck the hair and it will be gone for 4-5 weeks.
Hi Lagirl, new to this forum but have been reading your progress previously. Would I be right in saying that 3 years on after you started treament on your bikini line you’re still receiving treatment?
Roma18,
It’s a little too soon to tell. At the moment, I don’t appear to be getting complete removal, but that could be because I didn’t overlap. I did a good job overlapping this time, so maybe in a month I’ll have better results. crosses fingers
lagirl,
After my legs healed from the professional laser, I decided to give waxing another shot. It was messy and I ended up with ingrown hairs, so that’s not an option for everyone. I’m assuming you’re joking when you suggest people pluck, since that would be ridiculous.
Chris, I haven’t had a laser treatment on my bikini in at least 1.5 yrs or 2 yrs. I need to check my diary (you can too at the link below). I’ve had electrolysis treatments on that area for the few fine sparse hairs remaining just because I’m a perfectionist and want 100% gone, but I haven’t had laser there in a long long time. The only laser I’ve had recently has been on my lower legs and I’m only doing those once every 6 months.
Melissa, my point about plucking or waxing was just to point out that it’s important to remember that hair grows in cycles, so it takes a few months of not doing anything to judge whether the hair is gone for good. Because any type of removal of hair with the root (plucking, waxing, threading, etc) will result in no hair for 4-5 weeks.
Oh thats fantastic Lagirl, was just curious as I assumed you were still getting regular treatments every year. Just out of curiosity Lagirl, how many treatments of laser did it take for you to get a satisfactory result?
It looks like the last comment by the poster was 2 months ago when she said:
“So far I’m in month three and a half. I’ve noticed slightly less hair on my legs and a little sparser but I still have to shave every 2-3 days as normal. Results are very noticeable in the first two sessions and then just seems to die down.”
That sounds disappointing, but typical when when using a low power laser on light color hair.
Like anything else, we should remember to be on the lookout for Tria marketeers who might “review” the new product to push sales.
I hope that all who are associated with this product become very rich and that all who purchase this product become permanently hairless in all areas treated.
Can I ask people who have a Tria how often they find the fan kicking in while using it? I seem to only manage about 10-15 “zaps” before it starts running for about 15 seconds or so. I can still use it while the fan is running, but then it takes longer still for it to shut off. The instruction book does mention the fan will come on while in use, but doesn’t say how often. Just wondered if this was the same experience everyone else was having. Thanks.
It’s been about 3 weeks since my last treatment with Tria and so far I’ve only got about 30% baldness on my armpits and about 50% baldness on my legs. My leg hair isn’t very dark or thick, so I’m not terribly surprised. I am surprised that it isn’t working better on my armpits.
My best results are on my bikini area. I got about 90% reduction where I used the highest setting. Just to see what would happen, I decided to try it on my entire crotch. The instructions tell you not to, so be careful. The closer I got to my most delicate skin, the more painful it became, so I lowered the setting. The lower setting didn’t appear to do anything, so the next I think I’ll try braving the highest setting.
I’d like to see reviews by some other people. pokes
When you say 30% and 50% baldness, is that compared to shaving? For instance, if you shaved a patch, waited a week to observe the growth, and then zapped it, you should see a noticeable reduction in the growth the following week.
During my Lightsheer days, only around 10-15% of the follicles responded to each treatment. That was with dark hair and on a higher fluence than the Tria can reach, so you might see less than 10% reduction per treatment.
And it does seem the low and medium settings on the Tria are probably too low to actually do anything. Only the highest setting even starts approaching commercial lasers.
I’m thinking of getting one this summer to help put it to the test, but I’ve also been holding out for the release of the P&G/Palomar home laser which is due any day now.
Initially there are small bald spots right after treating the area. It’s taking about 3 weeks to see the full effect. I’m not sure if it’s actually creating any permanent hair loss, though. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
