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FlexSure vs Onda Coolwaves (2026)

Compare purchase costs, running costs and the evidence behind each device.

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Purchase cost: Catalog new-price ranges: FlexSure, $40k–$70k; Onda Coolwaves, $100k–$150k. Check the source notes and request current quotes.
Practice fit: Both are listed under body contouring. Check each model’s US regulatory status and labeled indications for your intended use.

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Body Contouring

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Body Contouring

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Price comparison

Price comparison: Cynosure FlexSure vs DEKA Onda Coolwaves
Attribute	Cynosure FlexSure	DEKA Onda Coolwaves
New price range	$40k–$70kSource not documented	$100k–$150kSource not documented
Used asking range	Not published	Not published
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New price range

Cynosure FlexSure: $40k–$70kSource not documented
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: $100k–$150kSource not documented

Used asking range

Cynosure FlexSure: Not published
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: Not published

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Consumable economics

Consumable economics: Cynosure FlexSure vs DEKA Onda Coolwaves
Attribute	Cynosure FlexSure	DEKA Onda Coolwaves
Consumable cost / lock-in	—	No per-treatment disposables; the cost reality is handpiece cooling maintenance and eventual applicator replacement — verify handpiece lifetime pricing with Cartessa; that's where money hides on cooled-tip systems.
Service cost	Not published	Not published

Consumable cost / lock-in

Cynosure FlexSure: —
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: No per-treatment disposables; the cost reality is handpiece cooling maintenance and eventual applicator replacement — verify handpiece lifetime pricing with Cartessa; that's where money hides on cooled-tip systems.

Service cost

Cynosure FlexSure: Not published
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: Not published

FDA clearance

FDA clearance: Cynosure FlexSure vs DEKA Onda Coolwaves
Attribute	Cynosure FlexSure	DEKA Onda Coolwaves
FDA status & indication	FDA ClearedK200241 Read FDA indication wording “The TempSure™ System has the following indications for use: The 10mm, 15mm, and 20mm Smart Handpieces are indicated for non-ablative treatment of mild to moderate facial wrinkles and rhytids. The 18mm, 25mm, 30mm, 60mm Smart Handpieces and FlexSure™ applicators provide heating for the purpose of elevating tissue temperature for selected medical conditions such as temporary relief of pain, muscle spasms, and increase in local circulation. The massage device is intended to provide a temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite. The following surgical modes are applicable to the generator: Coagulation/Hemostasis: General surgical procedures including urologic, thoracic, plastic, reconstructive, and gynecological procedures where electrosurgical coagulation of tissue is performed. Cutting: snoring, submucosal palatal shrinkage, traditional uvulopalatoplasty (RAUP), myringotomy with effective hemorrhage control, epistaxis treatment, turbinate shrinkage, skin incisions, biopsy, cysts, abscesses, tumors, cosmetic repairs, development of skin flaps, skin tags and blepharoplasty. Blended Cutting and Coagulation: snoring, submucosal palatal shrinkage, traditional uvulopalatoplasty (RAUP), myringotomy with effective hemorrhage control, epistaxis treatment, turbinate shrinkage, skin tags, papilloma keloids, keratosis, verrucae, basal cell carcinoma, nevi, fistulas, epithelioma, cosmetic repairs, cysts, abscesses, and development of skin flaps. Fulguration: basal cell carcinoma, papilloma, cyst destruction, tumors, verrucae, hemostasis. Bipolar: pinpoint precise coagulation, pinpoint hemostasis in any field (wet or dry), snoring, submucosal palatal shrinkage, traditional uvulopalatoplasty (RAUP), myringotomy with effective hemorrhage control, epistaxis treatment and turbinate shrinkage.”	FDA ClearedK260647 Read FDA indication wording “The SPECCHIO RF device is intended to provide heating for the purpose of elevating tissue temperature for selected medical conditions such as temporary relief of pain, muscle spasms, and increase in local circulation. The SPECCHIO massage device is intended to provide a temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite.”

FDA status & indication

Cynosure FlexSure: FDA ClearedK200241
Read FDA indication wording
“The TempSure™ System has the following indications for use: The 10mm, 15mm, and 20mm Smart Handpieces are indicated for non-ablative treatment of mild to moderate facial wrinkles and rhytids. The 18mm, 25mm, 30mm, 60mm Smart Handpieces and FlexSure™ applicators provide heating for the purpose of elevating tissue temperature for selected medical conditions such as temporary relief of pain, muscle spasms, and increase in local circulation. The massage device is intended to provide a temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite. The following surgical modes are applicable to the generator: Coagulation/Hemostasis: General surgical procedures including urologic, thoracic, plastic, reconstructive, and gynecological procedures where electrosurgical coagulation of tissue is performed. Cutting: snoring, submucosal palatal shrinkage, traditional uvulopalatoplasty (RAUP), myringotomy with effective hemorrhage control, epistaxis treatment, turbinate shrinkage, skin incisions, biopsy, cysts, abscesses, tumors, cosmetic repairs, development of skin flaps, skin tags and blepharoplasty. Blended Cutting and Coagulation: snoring, submucosal palatal shrinkage, traditional uvulopalatoplasty (RAUP), myringotomy with effective hemorrhage control, epistaxis treatment, turbinate shrinkage, skin tags, papilloma keloids, keratosis, verrucae, basal cell carcinoma, nevi, fistulas, epithelioma, cosmetic repairs, cysts, abscesses, and development of skin flaps. Fulguration: basal cell carcinoma, papilloma, cyst destruction, tumors, verrucae, hemostasis. Bipolar: pinpoint precise coagulation, pinpoint hemostasis in any field (wet or dry), snoring, submucosal palatal shrinkage, traditional uvulopalatoplasty (RAUP), myringotomy with effective hemorrhage control, epistaxis treatment and turbinate shrinkage.”
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: FDA ClearedK260647
Read FDA indication wording
“The SPECCHIO RF device is intended to provide heating for the purpose of elevating tissue temperature for selected medical conditions such as temporary relief of pain, muscle spasms, and increase in local circulation. The SPECCHIO massage device is intended to provide a temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite.”

Which chains run each

Which chains run each: Cynosure FlexSure vs DEKA Onda Coolwaves
Attribute	Cynosure FlexSure	DEKA Onda Coolwaves
Chain adoption	0 recorded pairings	0 recorded pairings
Chains using it	—	—
Approved reviews	0	0

Chain adoption

Cynosure FlexSure: 0 recorded pairings
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: 0 recorded pairings

Chains using it

Cynosure FlexSure: —
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: —

Approved reviews

Cynosure FlexSure: 0
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: 0

Specs and platform

Specs and platform: Cynosure FlexSure vs DEKA Onda Coolwaves
Attribute	Cynosure FlexSure	DEKA Onda Coolwaves
Manufacturer	Cynosure	DEKA
Built by (OEM)	Cynosure LLC	DEKA M.E.L.A. S.r.l.
Category	Body Contouring	Body Contouring
Technology	Wrap-around hands-free RF applicators	2.45GHz microwave fat disruption
Launch year	2021	2021
Status	Current	Current
Manufacturer source record	No linked source on file.	No linked source on file.

Manufacturer

Cynosure FlexSure: Cynosure
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: DEKA

Built by (OEM)

Cynosure FlexSure: Cynosure LLC
DEKA Onda Coolwaves: DEKA M.E.L.A. S.r.l.

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