Re: Tria: Week 10 / Recovery Week 2

gtx · ‎08-15-2010

I just finished my first recovery week. I followed the 5/2 protocol and decided to go ahead a stop to see how my skin would look before the 90 day return period is finished. I can sincerely say that I think my skin looks great. My crows feet are completely flat when I am not smiling and even smiling they are so much better than they were. My sun spots at the top of both cheeks are no longer visable. (They got darker during the treatment period) My nasal labial folds are much more shallow. My marionette lines are much improved. This is my worst area, but it is much better. My skin is plump and looks good without makeup. I use great skincare so I feel that helps. I am going to keep my Tria and do some more treatment after 4 weeks.

Best wishes to all.

Deb0360 · ‎06-01-2010

gtx, I have a couple of questions since you also did the 5/2 protocol.

How long did you use Level 1? I think I did a week at level 1 and when I first put this to my face I was like no way am I gonna be able to do this. Now I'm like where's Level 4??!!

Did you get yours when it was a TSV? Just wondering when you started?

Did anyone take pics? I took close up macro pics.

gtx · ‎08-15-2010

Deb0360, I got the Tria when it was TSV and started treatment on April 1. I used level 1 for a day and moved up to level 2 and in about 4 days went to level 3. I couldn't to the 7 day protocol. My skin would stay too red. Some weeks I only did 4 days. I read somewhere that if you skin is still red, skip a treatment.

jc1457 · ‎04-09-2010

Hi,

I have been following all these Tria treads. I do have a new question. I have one more week to go - I was on advance order and am following the 8 week protocol. My skin is dry but I think it is looking better. I think like Marren everything is just tighter and smoother looking.

I am leaning towards keeping this but am concerned because I'm still having some charging issues. I had some trouble with my unit not charging. I called customer service and did receive a new black charger from Tria. The new charger works sometimes. I called Tria again over the weekend and they had me clean off the prongs inside the purple cradle and also they had me clean off the metal posts on the bottom of the Tria. This worked for 1 day - the next day the unit seemed to not charge completely. I cleaned everything again and the unit did charge fully. It seems to now take a charge as long as I fiddle with it until it is fully charged.

Does this seem "normal"? I don't mind doing this but am afraid that as soon as my 90 days are up, that this unit will die.

MarenSeattle · ‎10-19-2013

On 6/8/2014 Deb0360 said:
gtx, I have a couple of questions since you also did the 5/2 protocol.

How long did you use Level 1? I think I did a week at level 1 and when I first put this to my face I was like no way am I gonna be able to do this. Now I'm like where's Level 4??!!

Did you get yours when it was a TSV? Just wondering when you started?

Did anyone take pics? I took close up macro pics.

${#emotions_dlg.lol}$ I know! I never would have believed it when I first began!

MarenSeattle · ‎10-19-2013

On 6/9/2014 jc1457 said:
Hi,

I have been following all these Tria treads. I do have a new question. I have one more week to go - I was on advance order and am following the 8 week protocol. My skin is dry but I think it is looking better. I think like Marren everything is just tighter and smoother looking.

I am leaning towards keeping this but am concerned because I'm still having some charging issues. I had some trouble with my unit not charging. I called customer service and did receive a new black charger from Tria. The new charger works sometimes. I called Tria again over the weekend and they had me clean off the prongs inside the purple cradle and also they had me clean off the metal posts on the bottom of the Tria. This worked for 1 day - the next day the unit seemed to not charge completely. I cleaned everything again and the unit did charge fully. It seems to now take a charge as long as I fiddle with it until it is fully charged.

Does this seem "normal"? I don't mind doing this but am afraid that as soon as my 90 days are up, that this unit will die.

Not to be snarky, but it seems to be normal for Tria!

I had an iffy plug, they sent me a new one but took their time, my original one lasted until the very day my new one arrived.

Since then, though, it's been absolutely perfect.

They were supposed to send everyone who bought one from QVC a new charger -- did you get that email? I think I'll post a new thread asking if anybody has gotten theirs (because I haven't gotten mine).

My replacement charger was black, and it didn't "fold" like the original white one did. Plugs straight into the outlet. Is that what yours is like?

jc1457 · ‎04-09-2010

On 6/9/2014 MarenSeattle said:
On 6/9/2014 jc1457 said:
Hi,

I have been following all these Tria treads. I do have a new question. I have one more week to go - I was on advance order and am following the 8 week protocol. My skin is dry but I think it is looking better. I think like Marren everything is just tighter and smoother looking.

I am leaning towards keeping this but am concerned because I'm still having some charging issues. I had some trouble with my unit not charging. I called customer service and did receive a new black charger from Tria. The new charger works sometimes. I called Tria again over the weekend and they had me clean off the prongs inside the purple cradle and also they had me clean off the metal posts on the bottom of the Tria. This worked for 1 day - the next day the unit seemed to not charge completely. I cleaned everything again and the unit did charge fully. It seems to now take a charge as long as I fiddle with it until it is fully charged.

Does this seem "normal"? I don't mind doing this but am afraid that as soon as my 90 days are up, that this unit will die.

Not to be snarky, but it seems to be normal for Tria!

I had an iffy plug, they sent me a new one but took their time, my original one lasted until the very day my new one arrived.

Since then, though, it's been absolutely perfect.

They were supposed to send everyone who bought one from QVC a new charger -- did you get that email? I think I'll post a new thread asking if anybody has gotten theirs (because I haven't gotten mine).

My replacement charger was black, and it didn't "fold" like the original white one did. Plugs straight into the outlet. Is that what yours is like?

Thank you Maren. My plug looks exactly like yours. I called Tria on Saturday and the rep was very nice and very confident that it was not the plug.

MarenSeattle · ‎10-19-2013

On 6/9/2014 jc1457 said:
On 6/9/2014 MarenSeattle said:
On 6/9/2014 jc1457 said:
Hi,

I have been following all these Tria treads. I do have a new question. I have one more week to go - I was on advance order and am following the 8 week protocol. My skin is dry but I think it is looking better. I think like Marren everything is just tighter and smoother looking.

I am leaning towards keeping this but am concerned because I'm still having some charging issues. I had some trouble with my unit not charging. I called customer service and did receive a new black charger from Tria. The new charger works sometimes. I called Tria again over the weekend and they had me clean off the prongs inside the purple cradle and also they had me clean off the metal posts on the bottom of the Tria. This worked for 1 day - the next day the unit seemed to not charge completely. I cleaned everything again and the unit did charge fully. It seems to now take a charge as long as I fiddle with it until it is fully charged.

Does this seem "normal"? I don't mind doing this but am afraid that as soon as my 90 days are up, that this unit will die.

Not to be snarky, but it seems to be normal for Tria!

I had an iffy plug, they sent me a new one but took their time, my original one lasted until the very day my new one arrived.

Since then, though, it's been absolutely perfect.

They were supposed to send everyone who bought one from QVC a new charger -- did you get that email? I think I'll post a new thread asking if anybody has gotten theirs (because I haven't gotten mine).

My replacement charger was black, and it didn't "fold" like the original white one did. Plugs straight into the outlet. Is that what yours is like?

Thank you Maren. My plug looks exactly like yours. I called Tria on Saturday and the rep was very nice and very confident that it was not the plug.

I'd call Tria again because different customer reps say different things. It COULD be a wacky little charging cup. And, some have had actual units themselves that were duds. If worse comes to worse, you might try exchanging it at QVC and give "defective" as the reason.

My skin is dry, too, and I relied on Skinn's Serums and 24 Hour Cream. Since I went on the rest period I got a sample of Kate Somerville's Dermal Quench and it's pretty amazing. I wish I'd been using it during the actual treatment period, although I got so dry not sure that would have helped.

I hope you get this aggravating situation resolved -- good luck!!

Wackers3 · ‎03-26-2010

One suggestion I would make for all of you trying to decide if you think you want to keep it or not. Try and watch one of the latest video presentations and listen closely to the Tria Rep. I was a little surprised when I watched her maybe 2 weeks ago now when she was on with Lisa. She talked about the really visible improvements that would be seen around the orbital area of the eye while the rest of the face would see tone and texture improvements. I guess I was surprised with how she kind of glossed over Tria's impact on facial skin being significant while really stressing the eye area changes.

Watching the whole presentation and listening to her might also help you decide is kind of what I was thinking. It's a big decision for sure so thought all the help you can get would be invaluable.

MarenSeattle · ‎10-19-2013

On 6/9/2014 wackers said:
One suggestion I would make for all of you trying to decide if you think you want to keep it or not. Try and watch one of the latest video presentations and listen closely to the Tria Rep. I was a little surprised when I watched her maybe 2 weeks ago now when she was on with Lisa. She talked about the really visible improvements that would be seen around the orbital area of the eye while the rest of the face would see tone and texture improvements. I guess I was surprised with how she kind of glossed over Tria's impact on facial skin being significant while really stressing the eye area changes.

Watching the whole presentation and listening to her might also help you decide is kind of what I was thinking. It's a big decision for sure so thought all the help you can get would be invaluable.

Okay, I'm not getting what you're thinking. And I know it's me, not you -- and as soon as you tell me I'll be gobsmacked that I didn't grasp it. So....?

I've heard her talk about the orbital area, too (maybe the same presentation you're referring to). She was emphasizing it so much that fleetingly I wondered if that's the only area they submitted to the FDA for clearance. But then I realized they DO say to use it all over the face, so I don't understand why the extra attention to the orbital area. Maybe that's what you're going to enlighten me about. :-)