Used Spectra (Hollywood Spectra) for Sale: Current Listings, Used Price Range and What to Check

A used Spectra is listed at $19,900–$74,950 as of November 2026, with a median asking price of $36,955 across 7 listings from 4 sellers.

Generation drives most of that spread, so read the listing title before you compare prices.

A 2023 Hollywood Spectra is listed at $39,900, while a 2022 unit from another dealer asks $74,950.

The listings do not explain that gap, so ask each seller for the full kit list.

Four of the seven listings state no model year, so ask for the date of manufacture on the serial label.

Spectra has four FDA 510(k) generations: Spectra VRM II (2007), VRM III (2008), the Spectra Laser System (2011 and 2012) and Hollywood Spectra (2022).

A 2018 Spectra predates the 2022 Hollywood Spectra clearance, so it belongs to an earlier generation.

Hollywood Spectra is the current version, and it is the one that carries the higher asking prices in the table above.

Spectra is a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser that delivers 1064 nm and 532 nm, with optional 585 nm and 650 nm dye handpieces, per its FDA 510(k) summary.

Spectra is one of the Q-switched and picosecond tattoo removal lasers priced side by side.

Cynosure and Lutronic now operate as Cynosure Lutronic, which sells the Hollywood Spectra today.

Hollywood Spectra is FDA-cleared under K213569 (2022) for tattoo removal, Nevus of Ota, melasma and other indications.

• 1064 nm in nanosecond mode, including microbeam handpieces: tattoo removal of dark ink (black, blue and brown).
• 1064 nm in nanosecond mode: removal of Nevus of Ota.
• Melasma and the other indications listed in the K213569 summary.

The cleared wording is the only treatment claim a seller should make for the device.

Check five things on a used Spectra: generation, handpieces, software licence status, service records and serial match.

1. Generation: match the label and date of manufacture to a 510(k) generation, since a VRM II from the 2007 clearance and a 2022 Hollywood Spectra are listed under the same name.
2. Handpieces: confirm which dye and microbeam handpieces come with the unit, because the 585 nm and 650 nm dye handpieces are optional.
3. Software licence status: Cynosure's terms say the licence and authorization to operate end if usage requirements are not met, and Cynosure may then stop selling parts and supplies to that customer.
4. Service records: ask for every service date and the name of the engineer or company that did the work.
5. Serial match: compare the serial on the console with the listing, the invoice and the service records.

Ask the seller for any pulse counter reading the console shows.

Spectra ships with optional 585 nm and 650 nm dye handpieces and microbeam handpieces, so ask each seller to list every part included.

• Console
• 1064 nm and 532 nm delivery
• 585 nm dye handpiece, if listed
• 650 nm dye handpiece, if listed
• Microbeam handpieces, if listed
• Footswitch, cables and power cord
• Operator manual and service paperwork

Two listings that both say Hollywood Spectra can carry different handpiece sets, so compare kits before you compare prices.

Cynosure Lutronic does not publish a transfer or recertification fee for a used Spectra, as of November 2026.

Its published US terms of sale name no transfer, relicensing or recertification fee for used systems.

The $10,000 charge in those terms is a cancellation and restocking charge on refused new deliveries, not a transfer fee.

Its service page promises a 24–48 hour technical response only to warranty or service-contract customers.

Ask Cynosure Lutronic in writing what a new owner pays for service and recertification before you pay a deposit, and compare it with the transfer and recertification fees other brands publish for used lasers like Spectra.

Spectra is a prescription device, so its use must be directed by a licensed practitioner.

Federal rules define a prescription device as one that is not safe except under the supervision of a practitioner licensed by law to direct its use (21 CFR 801.109).

Ask the seller what license documents they need before they ship.

The closest alternatives to a used Spectra are RevLite SI, PicoSure and enlighten, with median asking prices of $29,925, $49,000 and $74,749.50 as of November 2026.

RevLite SI, a Cynosure Q-switched laser at 1064 nm and 532 nm, is listed at $24,900 to $44,000 across 4 used RevLite SI listings priced below the Spectra median.

Cynosure's PicoSure is listed at $24,900 to $69,995 across 5 listings.

Cutera's enlighten is listed at $39,000 to $99,950 across 4 listings.

Spectra's $36,955 median sits above RevLite SI and below PicoSure and enlighten.