Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been holding back on reviewing this laser as I wanted to be sure I used it long enough that I could give a real assessment. I am a very fair skinned woman in my late 40's. I didn't go in the sun much as a teenager and don't have the damage a lot of my peers have so I have been hearing for years "You have great skin" but I am at the point now where people started adding the modifier "for your age" and that scared me to death. I have had Thermage (about five years ago) and have been having Pelleve treatments around my eyes - both of which are great and I loved but are very high cost ($2k for Thermage of the jaw and $600 a pop for Pelleve eye). Four months ago, I got the Tria because I figured any collagen I could build in my face at home on my own would be a great preventive measure but I didn't have very high expectations for the device because I didn't think I had much to "repair." I can't believe how wrong I was and how this device has changed my skin for the better. Like a lot of other reviewers I started using it at level 1 & 2 but quickly moved up to the 10 minute sessions of level 3. I did it every night while I watched the news and followed up with the Skinceuticals Resveratrol B&E serum and a moisturizer (Amore Pacific or Skinceuticals). It did turn my skin red and it feels like a sunburn after using - I always found the redness went away overnight and the few times I have used it during the day the redness was gone within two hours. About three weeks in I woke up one morning and couldn't believe the way my skin looked - the enlarged pores on my cheeks were much smaller and the area around the eyes was smoother than it has been since my 20's - and the changes have just kept coming. Even my expensive NYC dermatologist asked me what I was doing to my skin! All over, my skin seems more luminous than it has in years and I don't have to wear foundation any more; my skin has become super smooth and tightened. I wouldn't ever give this machine up - they will just have to bury me with it I think!! I did have a problem with the charger in the beginning - the blue low charge light would go on while I was using the machine but I never had an issue with the machine stopping. I called TRIA and they sent me a new charger immediately. I see a lot of complaints about that here but I didn't think it was a big deal just more of a PR nightmare for the company. Definitely give it a shot - it is probably the best thing you can do for your skin every night and if you look at it that way the cost is minimal. ******************************************************************************************** UPDATE on January 31, 2015: Just wanted to say my experience with the TRIA continues to be wonderful. No battery problems, have been continuing to use it at level 3 and my skin feels and looks incredibly improved. I have gotten three of my friends to get one and they love it as well - and this week I was on vacation with another friend and when I complemented her skin she confided that was was using the Tria too! My one tip for users is be sure to clean off the glass screen fairly regularly as little skin flakes accumulate on the surface. Still an A+ product!