PicoSure vs PicoWay: Which Device to Buy, Compared on Price, Specs and Running Cost

Buy a PicoSure if your work is mostly pigment and black ink, you want the lowest entry price, and asking prices from $24,900 (a 2013 unit) fit your budget.

Buy a PicoWay if you remove a lot of colored ink, since its 730 nm and 785 nm wavelengths are FDA-cleared for green and blue, and you can spend $59,900 to $89,950.

This verdict is our editorial opinion, built on the price and spec facts below.

PicoSure and PicoWay are both FDA-cleared picosecond lasers, but PicoSure is built around 755 nm and PicoWay fires four other wavelengths.

PicoSure Pro is the newer Cynosure generation, so it is priced apart from the original PicoSure.

PicoWay figures on this page come from its 2022 filing, K220853.

Wavelength, pulse and clearance rows come from FDA 510(k) summaries; spot and handpiece rows come from the makers' product pages.

A used PicoSure is listed at $24,900 to $69,995 across 5 asking prices from 4 US sellers, with a median of $49,000, as of November 2026.

The low end is a 2013 PicoSure from a laser dealer, and the high end is a 2019 unit.

A 2013 unit that includes its Focus Array is listed at $39,000, and a 2015 unit with 755 nm and 532 nm is listed at $59,950.

A used PicoWay is listed at $59,900 to $89,950 across 4 asking prices from 3 US sellers, as of November 2026.

Two dealer PicoWay units, a 2017 and a 2019 refurbished system with four handpieces, are both listed at $89,950.

PicoWay units differ in which handpieces they include, so compare what each unit includes before you compare the price.

Live PicoWay listings are on the used Candela PicoWay page with asking prices to set against PicoSure.

The only PicoSure Pro asking price we found was $82,975 for a 2022 unit, and that listing is out of stock.

Candela publishes no certified pre-owned price list, as of November 2026.

All figures are asking prices collected by AestheticDeviceMarket, not sale prices.

Asking prices for other models are in the used aesthetic device price guide covering models beyond PicoSure and PicoWay.

PicoWay's 510(k) clears each of its four wavelengths for named ink colors and skin types, while PicoSure's clearance centers on 755 nm for tattoos and pigment.

Candela states that PicoWay's 1064 nm is indicated for tattoo removal in skin types I–VI.

PicoSure's 2026 510(k), K261570, indicates its 532 nm delivery system for tattoo removal and benign pigmented lesions in skin types I–III.

The 755 nm alexandrite inside a PicoWay only pumps its 1064/532 nm output, so a PicoWay does not treat at 755 nm.

Every PicoSure fires 755 nm, while its 532 nm and 1064 nm delivery systems are separate items that a given used unit may not include.

Used PicoSure listings name 755 nm alone, 755/532 nm, or 755 nm with the Focus Array, so confirm the wavelengths in the title with the seller.

Candela ships the Zoom 532/1064 nm handpiece as standard with each PicoWay, and the Resolve and Resolve Fusion handpieces are optional.

One 2017 PicoWay is listed with 1064, 532 and 785 nm tattoo handpieces plus 1064 and 532 nm Resolve handpieces, and no 730 nm handpiece.

Ask the seller to list each handpiece, lens and delivery system with its condition.

Cynosure Lutronic's 24–48 hour response applies to warranty or service-contract customers, so ask whether a used unit can be put on a contract.

Neither Cynosure Lutronic nor Candela publishes a transfer or recertification fee amount, as of November 2026.

Cynosure Lutronic's service page publishes no transfer or recertification fee for a used PicoSure.

Candela charges a recertification fee when a used Candela laser is bought from a third party, but it does not publish the amount.

Candela charges no recertification fee when you buy a certified pre-owned system directly from Candela.

Candela publishes no certified pre-owned inventory or price list, so ask Candela for a quote.

Get the fee in writing from the maker before you pay a seller for either laser.

Our opinion, based on the facts above:

• PicoSure: clinics focused on tattoos and benign pigmented lesions, the uses its 755 nm is cleared for.
• PicoSure: buyers on a tighter budget, with used asking prices starting at $24,900.
• PicoSure: clinics that already service other Cynosure Lutronic lasers.

• PicoWay: tattoo-heavy clinics with many green, blue and red inks, which its 532, 730 and 785 nm wavelengths are cleared for.
• PicoWay: clinics treating darker skin, since Candela states its 1064 nm covers skin types I–VI for tattoos.
• PicoWay: clinics that already run Candela lasers and want one service relationship.

PicoPlus, enlighten and other options are on the used picosecond laser page for clinics weighing alternatives to PicoSure and PicoWay.

Check the year, the wavelengths and the handpieces named in the listing against the table above.

Skip DOTmed PicoWay listings priced in the low thousands, since prices that far below real units and copied marketing text are consistent with replicas.

Some sellers file a PicoSure under the wrong laser category, so search by model name.

Current PicoSure asking prices are on the used Cynosure PicoSure page with prices to compare against PicoWay.