i have been using a shavette for awhile till i get my s.r. honing and stropping down. i use a regular s.r. when i go to the barber. ive been giong to him sinc before short pants and i talked him into a little help and to let me do it myself. i get small cuts now and then, but they dont bother me much.im 41 and if a small facial scar is my worst worry i think im doin pretty good. as i get older i find many things on my person have changed. and it seems since i quit worring about getting cut,i get cut far less. i guess its because im more relaxed. i just know i like the idea of a s.r. compared to the others. and my shaves are better on a bad s.r. day then on alot of cartridge good days. and after ive used it for awhile now i can shave pretty quick with a shavettee when im in a hurry. so mabey if you try not to worry so much about the whoops it wont happen as much.,,,willy