Head to head
DiamondGlow vs Skinwave (2026)
Compare purchase costs, running costs and the evidence behind each device.
Read the comparison overview
- Purchase cost
- Catalog new-price ranges: DiamondGlow, $28k–$35k; Skinwave, $28k–$40k. Check the source notes and request current quotes.
- Practice fit
- Both are listed under hydradermabrasion. Check each model’s US regulatory status and labeled indications for your intended use.
Hydradermabrasion
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New price range
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- $28k–$35kSource not documented
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- $28k–$40kSource not documented
Used asking range
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- $12k–$20kSource not documented
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- $15k–$22kSource not documented
Payback calculator
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- View ROI calculator
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- View ROI calculator
Next step
Consumable economics
Consumable cost / lock-in
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- Not a pure razor-blade model: per the AbbVie IFU the diamond grit heads are sterilizable and reused. The genuine per-treatment cost is a disposable plastic handpiece cap plus SkinMedica Pro-Infusion serum, both bought through an Allergan account — the warranty voids if non-authorized solutions are used. Also budget O-rings, monthly tubing sets, and a rear air filter every 6 months or 200 hours. Allergan does not publish per-treatment pricing; request a written quote.
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Supply pricing is not documented with a dated source yet. Request an itemized supply quote.
Service cost
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- Not published
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Not published
FDA clearance
FDA status & indication
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- Registered — no device clearance identified
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Registered — no device clearance identified
Which chains run each
Chain adoption
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- 3 recorded pairings
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- 0 recorded pairings
Chains using it
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- SkinSpirit(Confirmed)
- Ever/Body(Confirmed)
- The DRIPBaR(Confirmed)
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- —
Approved reviews
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- 0
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- 0
Specs and platform
Manufacturer
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- Allergan Aesthetics
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Cartessa Aesthetics
Built by (OEM)
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc.
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Cartessa Aesthetics
Category
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- Hydradermabrasion
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Hydradermabrasion
Technology
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- Diamond-tip dermabrasion + SkinMedica Pro-Infusion (Hydradermabrasion)
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Hydrogen-water hydradermabrasion + contour roller (Hydradermabrasion)
Launch year
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- 2019
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- 2019
Status
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- Current
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Current
Manufacturer source record
- Allergan Aesthetics DiamondGlow
- No linked source on file.
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- No linked source on file.
Current alternatives
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