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UltraPulse Alpha vs Phoenix CO2 (2026)

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Purchase cost: Catalog new-price ranges: UltraPulse Alpha, $150k–$200k; Phoenix CO2, $59,995 (Rohrer-advertised price). Check the source notes and request current quotes.
Practice fit: Both are listed under CO2 fractional/ablative. Check each model’s US regulatory status and labeled indications for your intended use.

Device A

CO2 Fractional/Ablative

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Device B

CO2 Fractional/Ablative

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Price comparison

Price comparison: Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha vs Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
Attribute	Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha	Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
New price range	$150k–$200kSource not documented	$59,995 (Rohrer-advertised price)Reported source: Manufacturer-provided · Sep 23, 2026
Used asking range	$70k–$110kSource not documented	Not published
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New price range

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: $150k–$200kSource not documented
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: $59,995 (Rohrer-advertised price)Reported source: Manufacturer-provided · Sep 23, 2026

Used asking range

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: $70k–$110kSource not documented
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: Not published

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Consumable economics

Consumable economics: Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha vs Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
Attribute	Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha	Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
Consumable cost / lock-in	Supply pricing is not documented with a dated source yet. Request an itemized supply quote.	—
Service cost	Not published	Not published

Consumable cost / lock-in

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: Supply pricing is not documented with a dated source yet. Request an itemized supply quote.
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: —

Service cost

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: Not published
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: Not published

FDA clearance

FDA clearance: Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha vs Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
Attribute	Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha	Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
FDA status & indication	FDA ClearedK233301 Read FDA indication wording “The Modified ULTRApulse Alpha CO2 Laser System, Delivery Devices and Accessories (members of the UltraPulse CO2 Laser Systems Family) is indicated for use in surgical or aesthetic applications requiring: ablation, vaporization, excision, incision, or coagulation of soft tissue in medical specialties including: dermatology and plastic surgery (aesthetic), podiatry, gynecology, general and thoracic surgery, dental and oral surgery and genitourinary surgery as follows: Dermatology & Plastic Surgery — The ablation, vaporization, excision, incision, and coagulation of soft tissue in dermatology and plastic surgery in the performance of: • Laser skin resurfacing • Laser derm-abrasion • Laser burn debridement. Laser skin resurfacing (ablation and/or vaporization) for treatment of: • Wrinkles, rhytids, and furrows (including fine lines and texture irregularities). Laser skin resurfacing (ablation and/or vaporization) of soft tissue for the reduction, removal, and/or treatment of: • Keratoses, including actinic and seborrheic keratosis, seborrhoecae vulgares, seborrheic wart and verruca seborrheica • Vermillionectomy of the lip • Cutaneous horns • Solar/actinic elastosis • Cheilitis, including actinic cheilitis • Lentigines, including lentigo maligna or Hutchinson's malignant freckle • Uneven pigmentation/dyschromia • Acne scars • Surgical scars • Keloids including acne keloidalis nuchae • Hemangiomas (including Buccal, port wine and pyogenic granulomas/granuloma pyogenicum/granuloma telangiectaticum) • Tattoos • Telangiectasia • Removal of small skin tumors, including periungual (Koenen) and subungual fibromas • Superficial pigmented lesions • Adenosebaceous hypertrophy or sebaceous hyperplasia • Rhinophyma reduction • Cutaneous papilloma (skin tags) • Milia • Debridement of eczematous or infected skin • Basal and squamous cell carcinoma, including keratoacanthomas, Bowen's disease (Erythroplasia of Queyrat), and Bowenoid Papulosis (BP) lesions • Nevi, including spider, epidermal and protruding • Neurofibromas • Laser de-epithelialization • Tricoepitheliomas • Xanthelasma palpebrarum […]”	FDA ClearedK110434 Read FDA indication wording “The equipment is used for human tissue vaporization, coagulation in dermatology and plastic surgery, general surgery, gynecology, podiatry, dental and otorhinolaryngology.”

FDA status & indication

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: FDA ClearedK233301
Read FDA indication wording
“The Modified ULTRApulse Alpha CO2 Laser System, Delivery Devices and Accessories (members of the UltraPulse CO2 Laser Systems Family) is indicated for use in surgical or aesthetic applications requiring: ablation, vaporization, excision, incision, or coagulation of soft tissue in medical specialties including: dermatology and plastic surgery (aesthetic), podiatry, gynecology, general and thoracic surgery, dental and oral surgery and genitourinary surgery as follows: Dermatology & Plastic Surgery — The ablation, vaporization, excision, incision, and coagulation of soft tissue in dermatology and plastic surgery in the performance of: • Laser skin resurfacing • Laser derm-abrasion • Laser burn debridement. Laser skin resurfacing (ablation and/or vaporization) for treatment of: • Wrinkles, rhytids, and furrows (including fine lines and texture irregularities). Laser skin resurfacing (ablation and/or vaporization) of soft tissue for the reduction, removal, and/or treatment of: • Keratoses, including actinic and seborrheic keratosis, seborrhoecae vulgares, seborrheic wart and verruca seborrheica • Vermillionectomy of the lip • Cutaneous horns • Solar/actinic elastosis • Cheilitis, including actinic cheilitis • Lentigines, including lentigo maligna or Hutchinson's malignant freckle • Uneven pigmentation/dyschromia • Acne scars • Surgical scars • Keloids including acne keloidalis nuchae • Hemangiomas (including Buccal, port wine and pyogenic granulomas/granuloma pyogenicum/granuloma telangiectaticum) • Tattoos • Telangiectasia • Removal of small skin tumors, including periungual (Koenen) and subungual fibromas • Superficial pigmented lesions • Adenosebaceous hypertrophy or sebaceous hyperplasia • Rhinophyma reduction • Cutaneous papilloma (skin tags) • Milia • Debridement of eczematous or infected skin • Basal and squamous cell carcinoma, including keratoacanthomas, Bowen's disease (Erythroplasia of Queyrat), and Bowenoid Papulosis (BP) lesions • Nevi, including spider, epidermal and protruding • Neurofibromas • Laser de-epithelialization • Tricoepitheliomas • Xanthelasma palpebrarum […]”
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: FDA ClearedK110434
Read FDA indication wording
“The equipment is used for human tissue vaporization, coagulation in dermatology and plastic surgery, general surgery, gynecology, podiatry, dental and otorhinolaryngology.”

Which chains run each

Which chains run each: Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha vs Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
Attribute	Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha	Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
Chain adoption	0 recorded pairings	0 recorded pairings
Chains using it	—	—
Approved reviews	0	0

Chain adoption

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: 0 recorded pairings
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: 0 recorded pairings

Chains using it

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: —
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: —

Approved reviews

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: 0
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: 0

Specs and platform

Specs and platform: Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha vs Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
Attribute	Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha	Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2
Manufacturer	Lumenis	Rohrer Aesthetics
Built by (OEM)	Lumenis Be Ltd.	Rohrer Aesthetics LLC
Category	CO2 Fractional/Ablative	CO2 Fractional/Ablative
Technology	CO2 10600nm high-energy fractional (CO2 fractional)	Fractional + fully ablative CO2 (CO2 fractional)
Launch year	2019	2015
Status	Current	Current
Manufacturer source record	No linked source on file.	No linked source on file.

Manufacturer

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: Lumenis
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: Rohrer Aesthetics

Built by (OEM)

Lumenis UltraPulse Alpha: Lumenis Be Ltd.
Rohrer Aesthetics Phoenix CO2: Rohrer Aesthetics LLC

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