Why the Nira Pro+ Became the Only Skincare Device I Kept

There is a particular moment in any long experiment when doubt quietly leaves the room.

Not with a bang, but with a soft closing of the door. For me, that moment with the Nira Pro+ came somewhere between month eight and nine, when I realised I was no longer “testing” it at all. I was simply maintaining my skin. Almost a year on, I can say—unequivocally—that it is the most effective skincare device I have ever owned, and the only one that has delivered results so consistent, so structural, that they now feel permanent.

That word matters: structural. Because the real difference between devices that merely improve the appearance of skin and those that truly change it lies beneath the surface, in the dermis, where biology—not marketing—decides what is possible.

I have tried many at-home treatments over the years. Red light therapy panels and masks. Microcurrent. Radiofrequency. Even other laser devices, including the much-discussed LYMA Laser. Each has merit. Each does something. But after living with the Nira Pro+ daily, the difference between cosmetic stimulation and genuine collagen remodelling has become impossible to ignore.

Skin aging, as dermatology has long established, is not a surface phenomenon. The surface is simply where the consequences show up. The true driver of wrinkles, creases, and texture changes is the slow, relentless decline of collagen and elastin within the dermis. From our mid-twenties onward, collagen production drops by roughly one percent per year. Worse still, the collagen we do produce becomes thinner, more fragmented, less capable of supporting the skin above it. Over time, the scaffolding weakens—and the skin folds.

Most at-home devices attempt to intervene indirectly. Red light therapy, for example, works via photobiomodulation. Using wavelengths typically between 630 and 850 nanometers, it stimulates mitochondrial activity in skin cells, improving circulation, reducing inflammation, and supporting general cellular health. There is good evidence that red light can improve skin tone, aid wound healing, and create a transient “glow.” What it does not reliably do is deliver enough energy, deeply enough, to trigger significant collagen remodelling in mature skin. The photons simply do not penetrate with sufficient thermal impact.

Devices like the LYMA Laser occupy a more complex space. Despite the name, LYMA uses a low-level cold laser (around 808 nanometers) combined with LED light. Its intention is to stimulate cellular signalling without heat. Again, this can improve circulation and reduce inflammation, and for some users it may subtly support skin quality over time. But the absence of meaningful thermal induction means collagen stimulation remains indirect and, for many, modest. The science here leans toward maintenance rather than transformation.

The Nira Pro+ takes a fundamentally different approach.

It uses a non-ablative fractional diode laser operating at approximately 1450 nanometers, a wavelength that has been studied extensively in clinical dermatology for its ability to penetrate into the upper dermis while bypassing the epidermis entirely. This is the critical distinction. At this depth, the laser delivers controlled heat directly to fibroblasts, initiating thermal induction—a process that signals the skin to repair itself by producing new collagen.

Heat, when precisely delivered, is not the enemy of skin. It is the language skin understands.

This is why non-ablative lasers have long been used in clinics to treat wrinkles and texture with minimal downtime. What Nira has done—quietly and impressively—is engineer that same principle into a device safe enough for daily home use. The Pro+ refined this further, improving beam uniformity and energy distribution so the heat is even, predictable, and comfortable. No hot spots. No surface damage. No inflammation. Just consistent, repeatable stimulation at the exact depth where collagen lives.

This matters because collagen does not respond to occasional enthusiasm. It responds to repetition.

I used the Pro+ almost every day. Not aggressively. Not obsessively. Just consistently. Ten minutes in the evening. Sometimes a second session in the morning. Under the eyes. Across the forehead. Along the smile lines that had become a little too expressive with time. There was never redness. Never peeling. Never a moment of regret.

What changed first was not what I saw, but what I felt. My skin developed a density that is hard to describe unless you’ve experienced it—a subtle resistance under the fingertips, as though the skin had thickened from within. Then came the visual changes. Smile lines softened. Forehead creases relaxed. The fine, uneven texture that no serum ever quite fixes evened out slowly, methodically, until one day it simply wasn’t there anymore.

What struck me most was how natural the result looked. This is not a device that polishes or tightens the skin into something artificial. It restores function. People don’t ask what I’ve done. They say I look rested. Healthier. As if time has been slightly kinder to me than expected.

That, I believe, is the hallmark of true collagen remodelling.

Is it better than red light therapy? Yes—because it works at a depth and with an intensity red light cannot reach. But i must caveat that I am currently Is it more effective than cold laser or LED-based systems? In my experience, absolutely—because collagen requires heat, not just light, to reorganise itself meaningfully.

And is it worth £600?

Taken as a single purchase, it is a serious investment. But skincare does not exist in a vacuum. One professional non-ablative laser session can easily exceed that cost, and meaningful results usually require multiple treatments. With the Nira Pro+, the cost is finite, the access is unlimited, and the results compound quietly over time. After nearly a year, the cost per treatment is negligible. The biological return is not.

What you are paying for is not a gadget. You are paying for a direct line to a proven physiological process—collagen regeneration—delivered safely, precisely, and repeatedly.

Almost a year in, the Nira Pro+ no longer feels like technology. It feels like infrastructure. Like brushing your teeth. Like something you do not to chase youth, but to preserve integrity.

And that is why, of all the devices I have tested, owned, and retired, this one remains—without question—the best skincare investment I have ever made.