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Skinwave vs HydraFacial Allegro (2026)
Compare purchase costs, running costs and the evidence behind each device.
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- Purchase cost
- The catalog lists $28k–$40k for Skinwave. No new-price range is on file for HydraFacial Allegro. 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
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- $28k–$40kSource not documented
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- Not published
Used asking range
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- $15k–$22kSource not documented
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- $4k–$9kSource not documented
Payback calculator
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- View ROI calculator
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- View ROI calculator
Next step
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Browse current modelsConsumable economics
Consumable cost / lock-in
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Supply pricing is not documented with a dated source yet. Request an itemized supply quote.
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- —
Service cost
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Not published
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- Not published
FDA clearance
FDA status & indication
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Registered — no device clearance identified
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- Registered — no device clearance identified
Which chains run each
Chain adoption
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- 0 recorded pairings
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- 0 recorded pairings
Chains using it
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- —
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- —
Approved reviews
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- 0
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- 0
Specs and platform
Manufacturer
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Cartessa Aesthetics
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- Edge Systems
Built by (OEM)
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Cartessa Aesthetics
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- Edge Systems LLC
Category
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Hydradermabrasion
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- Hydradermabrasion
Technology
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Hydrogen-water hydradermabrasion + contour roller (Hydradermabrasion)
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- Vortex-Fusion hydradermabrasion (compact) (Hydradermabrasion)
Launch year
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- 2019
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- 2014
Status
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- Current
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- Legacy-used-market
Manufacturer source record
- Cartessa Aesthetics Skinwave
- No linked source on file.
- Edge Systems HydraFacial Allegro
- No linked source on file.
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