Gave this promising well reviewed shaver a good try (about 3 months), but it's inability to provide a close shave, particularly in the chin and neck areas, combined with receiving frequent bleeding cuts, made me toss it into the drawer for no further use. And my beard isn't even very thick. I only shave every other day. I'm back to a Norelco triple rotary shaver, which performs better. I shouldn't have defected in the first place. Panasonic may sell very good shavers, but they're probably in the higher price range. I don't recommend this one.