i love this thing [SEP] i have had this for almost three years and i love it i am surprised other reviewers do not like it because i find it works great i have athletes foot and my feet get all dry and cracked and disgusting i cannot seem to get rid of it even with prescription cream i use this once a week when i get out of the shower so the skin is softened up a bit it never powers down in fact my only problem is i am so enthusiastic about removing dead skin that sometimes i overuse it and cut myself which is painful but my own faultone of the only truly indispensable appliances i own