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Icon vs Fraxel FTX (2026)

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Purchase cost: The catalog lists $70k–$100k for Icon. No new-price range is on file for Fraxel FTX. Check the source notes and request current quotes.
Practice fit: Both are listed under non-ablative fractional. Check each model’s US regulatory status and labeled indications for your intended use.

Device A

Non-Ablative Fractional

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Device B

Non-Ablative Fractional

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Price comparison

Price comparison: Palomar/Cynosure Icon vs Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
Attribute	Palomar/Cynosure Icon	Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
New price range	$70k–$100kSource not documented	Not published
Used asking range	$20k–$40kSource not documented	Not published
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New price range

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: $70k–$100kSource not documented
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: Not published

Used asking range

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: $20k–$40kSource not documented
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: Not published

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Consumable economics

Consumable economics: Palomar/Cynosure Icon vs Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
Attribute	Palomar/Cynosure Icon	Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
Consumable cost / lock-in	Supply pricing is not documented with a dated source yet. Request an itemized supply quote.	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

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: Supply pricing is not documented with a dated source yet. Request an itemized supply quote.
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: Supply pricing is not documented with a dated source yet. Request an itemized supply quote.

Service cost

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: Not published
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: Not published

FDA clearance

FDA clearance: Palomar/Cynosure Icon vs Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
Attribute	Palomar/Cynosure Icon	Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
FDA status & indication	FDA ClearedK110907, K142376 Read FDA indication wording “__ _________ (Division Sign-Off) 5 1 (k)Numbr (fknwn) KII907Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, 5 10k) umbe (iknon):Ki 1907and Restorative Devices Palomar IconTM Aesthetic System 510k ubr IIo The 2940 Ablative Laser Handpiece is intended for use in surgical applications requiring the excision, incision, ablation, vaporization, and coagulation of soft tissue. Soft tissue includes skin, cutaneous tissue, subcutaneous tissue, striated and smooth tissue, muscle, cartilage meniscus, calculi or fragments, mucous membrane, lymph vessels and nodes, organs, and glands in the following indications: skin resurfacing, treatment of wrinkles, epidermal nevi, telangiectasia, spider veins, actinic chelitis, keloids, verrucae, skin tags, anal tags, keratoses, scar revision (including acne scars), debulking benign tumors, debulking cysts and superficial skin lesions. The 2940 Fractional Ablative Laser Handpiece is intended for use in dermatological procedures requiring coagulation, resurfacing, and ablation of soft tissue. Procedures include skin resurfacing and treatment of wrinkles, rhytides, furrows, fine lines, textural irregularities, pigmented lesions, and vascular dyschromia. The 1540 Fractional Non-ablative Laser 1-andpiece is intended for use in coagulation of soft tissue, skin resurfacing procedures as well as treatment of melasma, striae, acne scars and surgical scars. The 1440 Fractional Non-ablative Laser Handpiece is intended for use in dermatological procedures requiring coagulation of soft tissue and skin resurfacing procedures. The 1540 Fractional Non-ablative Laser and 2940 Fractional Ablative Laser Handpiece combined treatment is intended for dermatological procedures requiring coagulation, resurfacing, and ablation of soft tissue. Procedures include skin resurfacing and treatment of wrinkles, rhytides, furrows, fine lines, textural irregularities, dyschromia and pigmented lesions. The 1440 Fractional Non-ablative Laser Handpiece and 2940 Fractional Ablative Laser Handpiece combined treatment is intended for dermatological procedures requiring coagulation, resurfacing, and ablation of soft tissue. Procedures include skin resurfacing and treatment of wrinkles, rhytides, furrows, fine lines, textural irregularities, dyschromia and pigmented lesions. The MaxIR Handpiece is intended for photocoagulation of soft tissue in dermatologic applications.”	FDA ClearedK242142 Read FDA indication wording “1550 nm: The Fraxel 1550 nm laser is indicated for use in dermatological procedures requiring the coagulation of soft tissue, as well as for skin resurfacing procedures. It is also indicated for treatment of dyschromia and cutaneous lesions, such as, but not limited to lentigos (age spots), solar lentigos (sunspots), actinic keratosis, and melasma, and for treatment of periorbital wrinkles, acne scars and surgical scars. 1927 nm: The Fraxel 1927 nm laser is indicated for use in dermatological procedures requiring the coagulation of soft tissue, treatment of actinic keratosis, and treatment of pigmented lesions such as, but not limited to lentigos (age spots), solar lentigos (sunspots) and ephelides (freckles).”

FDA status & indication

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: FDA ClearedK110907, K142376
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“__ _________ (Division Sign-Off) 5 1 (k)Numbr (fknwn) KII907Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, 5 10k) umbe (iknon):Ki 1907and Restorative Devices Palomar IconTM Aesthetic System 510k ubr IIo The 2940 Ablative Laser Handpiece is intended for use in surgical applications requiring the excision, incision, ablation, vaporization, and coagulation of soft tissue. Soft tissue includes skin, cutaneous tissue, subcutaneous tissue, striated and smooth tissue, muscle, cartilage meniscus, calculi or fragments, mucous membrane, lymph vessels and nodes, organs, and glands in the following indications: skin resurfacing, treatment of wrinkles, epidermal nevi, telangiectasia, spider veins, actinic chelitis, keloids, verrucae, skin tags, anal tags, keratoses, scar revision (including acne scars), debulking benign tumors, debulking cysts and superficial skin lesions. The 2940 Fractional Ablative Laser Handpiece is intended for use in dermatological procedures requiring coagulation, resurfacing, and ablation of soft tissue. Procedures include skin resurfacing and treatment of wrinkles, rhytides, furrows, fine lines, textural irregularities, pigmented lesions, and vascular dyschromia. The 1540 Fractional Non-ablative Laser 1-andpiece is intended for use in coagulation of soft tissue, skin resurfacing procedures as well as treatment of melasma, striae, acne scars and surgical scars. The 1440 Fractional Non-ablative Laser Handpiece is intended for use in dermatological procedures requiring coagulation of soft tissue and skin resurfacing procedures. The 1540 Fractional Non-ablative Laser and 2940 Fractional Ablative Laser Handpiece combined treatment is intended for dermatological procedures requiring coagulation, resurfacing, and ablation of soft tissue. Procedures include skin resurfacing and treatment of wrinkles, rhytides, furrows, fine lines, textural irregularities, dyschromia and pigmented lesions. The 1440 Fractional Non-ablative Laser Handpiece and 2940 Fractional Ablative Laser Handpiece combined treatment is intended for dermatological procedures requiring coagulation, resurfacing, and ablation of soft tissue. Procedures include skin resurfacing and treatment of wrinkles, rhytides, furrows, fine lines, textural irregularities, dyschromia and pigmented lesions. The MaxIR Handpiece is intended for photocoagulation of soft tissue in dermatologic applications.”
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: FDA ClearedK242142
Read FDA indication wording
“1550 nm: The Fraxel 1550 nm laser is indicated for use in dermatological procedures requiring the coagulation of soft tissue, as well as for skin resurfacing procedures. It is also indicated for treatment of dyschromia and cutaneous lesions, such as, but not limited to lentigos (age spots), solar lentigos (sunspots), actinic keratosis, and melasma, and for treatment of periorbital wrinkles, acne scars and surgical scars. 1927 nm: The Fraxel 1927 nm laser is indicated for use in dermatological procedures requiring the coagulation of soft tissue, treatment of actinic keratosis, and treatment of pigmented lesions such as, but not limited to lentigos (age spots), solar lentigos (sunspots) and ephelides (freckles).”

Which chains run each

Which chains run each: Palomar/Cynosure Icon vs Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
Attribute	Palomar/Cynosure Icon	Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
Chain adoption	0 recorded pairings	0 recorded pairings
Chains using it	—	—
Approved reviews	0	0

Chain adoption

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: 0 recorded pairings
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: 0 recorded pairings

Chains using it

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: —
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: —

Approved reviews

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: 0
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: 0

Specs and platform

Specs and platform: Palomar/Cynosure Icon vs Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
Attribute	Palomar/Cynosure Icon	Solta Medical Fraxel FTX
Manufacturer	Palomar/Cynosure	Solta Medical
Built by (OEM)	Palomar Medical Technologies	Solta Medical Inc.
Category	Non-Ablative Fractional	Non-Ablative Fractional
Technology	1540nm fractional + 2940nm + IPL MaxG (IPL)	Fractional resurfacing laser
Launch year	2013	—
Status	Current	Current
Manufacturer source record	No linked source on file.	No linked source on file.

Manufacturer

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: Palomar/Cynosure
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: Solta Medical

Built by (OEM)

Palomar/Cynosure Icon: Palomar Medical Technologies
Solta Medical Fraxel FTX: Solta Medical Inc.

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