Head to head
Xeo vs StarLux 500 (2026)
Compare purchase costs, running costs and the evidence behind each device.
Read the comparison overview
- Purchase cost
- The catalog lists $80k–$120k for Xeo. No new-price range is on file for StarLux 500. Check the source notes and request current quotes.
- Practice fit
- Xeo: multi-app platform. StarLux 500: IPL platform. Check each model’s US regulatory status and labeled indications for your intended use.
Multi-app platform
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New price range
- Cutera Xeo
- $80k–$120kSource not documented
- Palomar StarLux 500
- Not published
Used asking range
- Cutera Xeo
- $18k–$40kSource not documented
- Palomar StarLux 500
- $10k–$20kSource not documented
Payback calculator
- Cutera Xeo
- View ROI calculator
- Palomar StarLux 500
- View ROI calculator
Next step
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Browse current modelsConsumable economics
Consumable cost / lock-in
- Cutera Xeo
- Supply pricing is not documented with a dated source yet. Request an itemized supply quote.
- Palomar StarLux 500
- —
Service cost
- Cutera Xeo
- Not published
- Palomar StarLux 500
- Not published
FDA clearance
FDA status & indication
- Cutera Xeo
- FDA ClearedK233237
Read FDA indication wording
“IPL Hair Removal Device is indicated for the removal of unwanted hair. The IPL Hair Removal Device is also indicated for the permanent reduction in hair regrowth, defined as the long-term, stable reduction in the number of hairs regrowing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regime.”
- Palomar StarLux 500
- FDA ClearedK041086
Read FDA indication wording
“StarLuxTM Pulsed Light System The StarLux pulsed light system is intended for the treatment of inflammatory acne (acne vulgaris) and for the treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions, including warts, scars and striae.”
Which chains run each
Chain adoption
- Cutera Xeo
- 0 recorded pairings
- Palomar StarLux 500
- 0 recorded pairings
Chains using it
- Cutera Xeo
- —
- Palomar StarLux 500
- —
Approved reviews
- Cutera Xeo
- 0
- Palomar StarLux 500
- 0
Specs and platform
Manufacturer
- Cutera Xeo
- Cutera
- Palomar StarLux 500
- Palomar
Built by (OEM)
- Cutera Xeo
- Cutera Inc.
- Palomar StarLux 500
- Palomar Medical Technologies
Category
- Cutera Xeo
- Multi-app platform
- Palomar StarLux 500
- IPL platform
Technology
- Cutera Xeo
- Platform: CoolGlide YAG + LimeLight IPL + ProWave 770 (IPL)
- Palomar StarLux 500
- Higher-power pulsed light platform (IPL)
Launch year
- Cutera Xeo
- 2003
- Palomar StarLux 500
- 2007
Status
- Cutera Xeo
- Current
- Palomar StarLux 500
- Legacy-used-market
Manufacturer source record
- Cutera Xeo
- No linked source on file.
- Palomar StarLux 500
- No linked source on file.
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