slow process but good results [SEP] i was nervous about getting this there are so many models and brands and reviews out there that i finally decided on one that was within my price range to try but also had decent reviews i have had this now for about months and have not had any re growth of the hairs i have taken out that is what i was looking for lasting results that being said it is tricky to get used to doing this it is best if you have someone doing it for you there are a couple of things to keep in mind you go one hair at a time and each one took me about minutes and the instructions say not to do more than a square inch of skin at a time so depending on how much of an area you want to do and how dense the hair is it may take months and months to clear a significant area and that is if you do it every other day you will have unsightly sores you are penetrating your epidermis and electrocuting the hair follicle so you will get a scab on each pore you zap i used the tea tree lotion they recommend on amazon and it seemed to work fine i do not know if it would have been the same without the oil my scabs were there the same amount of time any other scab i have had has been on me about a weekso it is slow going and leaves scabs but once the scabs went away my hair has not come back at all it is been great that way i am really glad i bought it the reasons i did not give five stars is because it said clean and easy it is not easy and when something leaves you scabbed over that does not scream clean to me the other reason is because i had to zap each follicle twice on the highest setting before it worked but i gave it four stars because it did work so for the price and once you get used to it and if you have a way to hide the scabs for a week then it is great i am happy with the results which for me is the bottom line