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Pro 1 Pico vs Cutera enlighten: Picosecond Compared
The Pro 1 Pico and Cutera enlighten are both professional, FDA-cleared picosecond platforms. The enlighten centres on multi-wavelength pigment and tattoo work; the Pro 1 Pico is a 532/1064 nm, 500 ps picosecond system that also delivers long-pulse Nd:YAG and pulse-stacking modes.
Key differences
- Both are credible, FDA-cleared professional picosecond systems, cleared for tattoo and pigmented-lesion treatment.
- The enlighten's strength is multi-wavelength pigment and tattoo work across picosecond and nanosecond pulse durations.
- The Pro 1 Pico's strength is breadth from one platform: 500 ps picosecond pigment with PTP dual-pulse, PulseStack™ 750 collagen banking, long-pulse Nd:YAG vascular, and PicoMatrix™ — at 532/1064 nm plus optional 595/660 nm dye handpieces.
- The Pro 1 Pico is Health Canada licensed (MDL 114765) and backed by Canadian training and service, with transparent pricing on request.
Both the Pro 1 Pico and the Cutera enlighten are professional, FDA-cleared picosecond platforms — so the real question isn’t “which is a real device,” it’s which approach fits the work your clinic actually does. Here is an honest, plain-language comparison. We keep it to facts we can stand behind: where a detailed performance number can’t be verified from a primary source, we leave it out rather than reproduce an unverified figure.
Two different design philosophies
The Cutera enlighten is built around multi-wavelength pigment and tattoo work, offering picosecond and nanosecond pulse durations across more than one wavelength. It’s a well-regarded platform for practices whose picosecond demand is concentrated in tattoo removal and pigment correction.
The Pro 1 Pico is built around breadth from one platform. Its 500 ps picosecond core at 532 and 1064 nm (with PTP twin-pulse delivery and optional 595 and 660 nm dye handpieces) is paired with long-pulse Nd:YAG, PulseStack™ 750 pulse-stacking, and PicoMatrix™ advanced remodeling modes, so one system supports pigment, tattoo, vascular, collagen, and skin-quality work. For a clinic building a menu rather than a single service line, that multi-modality is the point.
Regulatory footing
Both are legitimately cleared devices. The enlighten holds FDA 510(k) clearance for benign pigmented lesions and tattoo removal. The Pro 1 Pico is Health Canada licensed under MDL 114765 — a number you can confirm yourself in Health Canada’s public MDALL database. For a Canadian clinic, a device with a verifiable Canadian licence and a local service path is part of the value.
The Canadian factor
The Pro 1 Pico is distributed in Canada with Canadian clinical training and service, and pricing is transparent on request rather than buried in a quote maze. For a clinic weighing total cost of ownership — training, support, financing, and service uptime — the local backing matters as much as the hardware.
Which to choose
- Choose the Cutera enlighten if your picosecond demand is concentrated in multi-wavelength pigment and tattoo treatment.
- Choose the Pro 1 Pico if you want one platform whose 500 ps picosecond core also covers vascular and skin-quality work, with Health Canada licensing and Canadian support.
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Summary
Both are legitimate professional picosecond platforms. Choose the Cutera enlighten for a multi-wavelength pigment and tattoo focus. Choose the Pro 1 Pico where one 532/1064 nm platform that also covers vascular and skin-quality work — with Health Canada licensing, Canadian training and service, and transparent pricing — better fits the clinic's menu and budget. A detailed, source-verified spec-by-spec comparison is available on request.
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FAQs
Is the Cutera enlighten FDA cleared?
Yes. The Cutera enlighten holds FDA 510(k) clearance for benign pigmented lesions and tattoo removal. The Pro 1 Pico is likewise a cleared, regulated device and is Health Canada licensed under MDL 114765 — you can verify any active Canadian licence yourself in Health Canada's public MDALL database.
What is the main difference between the Pro 1 Pico and the enlighten?
Approach. The enlighten is built around multi-wavelength picosecond and nanosecond pigment and tattoo treatment. The Pro 1 Pico is a 532/1064 nm, 500 ps picosecond system that also adds long-pulse Nd:YAG and pulse-stacking modes — so one platform supports pigment, tattoo, vascular, and skin-quality work. Which matters more depends on the mix of work your clinic does.
How do I compare the exact specifications?
We publish comparisons using only source-verified figures, so a full spec-by-spec table for a specific enlighten configuration is provided on request rather than reproduced from unverified third-party listings. Ask us for the documented Pro 1 Pico specifications and we will walk through them against the configuration you are evaluating.
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