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enlighten vs enlighten III (2026)
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- Purchase cost
- The catalog lists $90k–$130k for enlighten III. No new-price range is on file for enlighten. Check the source notes and request current quotes.
- Practice fit
- Both are listed under picosecond tattoo/pigment. Check each model’s US regulatory status and labeled indications for your intended use.
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New price range
- Cutera enlighten
- Not published
- Cutera enlighten III
- $90k–$130kSource not documented
Used asking range
- Cutera enlighten
- $25k–$45kSource not documented
- Cutera enlighten III
- $40k–$65kSource not documented
Payback calculator
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- Cutera enlighten III
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Consumable cost / lock-in
- Cutera enlighten
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- Cutera enlighten III
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Service cost
- Cutera enlighten
- Not published
- Cutera enlighten III
- Not published
FDA clearance
FDA status & indication
- Cutera enlighten
- FDA ClearedK140727
Read FDA indication wording
“enlighten Laser System The enlighten laser system is intended for use in surgical and aesthetic applications in the medical specialties of dermatology and general and plastic surgery. 1064 nm The 1064 nm wavelength of the enlighten laser system is indicated for tattoo removal for dark colored tattoo inks and for multicolored tattoos containing dark colored tattoo inks on patients with all skin types (Fitzpatrick I-VI). 532 nm The 532 nm wavelength of the enlighten laser system is indicated for tattoo removal for lighter colored tattoo inks, including red and yellow inks, on patients with Fitzpatrick skin types I-III.”
- Cutera enlighten III
Read FDA indication wording
“The enlighten III laser system is intended for use in surgical and aesthetic applications in the medical specialties of dermatology and general and plastic surgery. 1064 nm: The 1064 nm wavelength of the enlighten III laser system is indicated for: • treatment of benign pigmented lesions on patients with all skin types (Fitzpatrick I-VI) • tattoo removal for dark colored tattoo inks and for multicolored tattoos containing dark colored tattoo inks on patients with all skin types (Fitzpatrick I-VI) 532 nm: The 532 nm wavelength of the enlighten III laser system is indicated for: • treatment of benign pigmented lesions on patients with Fitzpatrick skin types I-III • tattoo removal for lighter colored tattoo inks, including red and yellow inks, on patients with Fitzpatrick skin types I-III 670 nm: The 670 nm wavelength of the enlighten III laser system is indicated for treatment of benign pigmented lesions on patients with Fitzpatrick skin types I-III.”
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Chain adoption
- Cutera enlighten
- 0 recorded pairings
- Cutera enlighten III
- 0 recorded pairings
Chains using it
- Cutera enlighten
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- Cutera enlighten III
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Approved reviews
- Cutera enlighten
- 0
- Cutera enlighten III
- 0
Specs and platform
Manufacturer
- Cutera enlighten
- Cutera
- Cutera enlighten III
- Cutera
Built by (OEM)
- Cutera enlighten
- Cutera Inc.
- Cutera enlighten III
- Cutera Inc.
Category
- Cutera enlighten
- Picosecond Tattoo/Pigment
- Cutera enlighten III
- Picosecond Tattoo/Pigment
Technology
- Cutera enlighten
- 532/1064nm dual pico+nano (Picosecond)
- Cutera enlighten III
- 532/670/1064nm pico+nano (Picosecond)
Launch year
- Cutera enlighten
- 2014
- Cutera enlighten III
- 2017
Status
- Cutera enlighten
- Legacy-used-market
- Cutera enlighten III
- Current
Manufacturer source record
- Cutera enlighten
- No linked source on file.
- Cutera enlighten III
- No linked source on file.
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