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Fraxel FTX: Price, Specs, FDA Clearance and Alternatives
Fraxel FTX is Solta Medical’s 2024 update to Fraxel DUAL, the non-ablative 1550 nm and 1927 nm fractional laser behind a name patients ask for. It keeps both wavelengths and moves to single-use tips and prepaid energy credit keys, which changes how you price each treatment.
The short answer
Fraxel FTX is FDA cleared for resurfacing, sun damage, actinic keratosis, acne and surgical scars and periorbital wrinkles, with melasma listed under its 1550 nm wavelength. It replaced Fraxel DUAL in 2024 with the same two wavelengths, single-use tips and prepaid energy credits. Solta doesn’t publish prices.
Who should buy a Fraxel FTX?
Shortlist it if
- Non-ablative resurfacing for texture, sun damage and pigment is a core service, and patients ask for Fraxel by name.
- Your patients want less downtime than ablative CO2 or erbium resurfacing.
- You can price each treatment to cover tips and energy credits.
Compare another option if
- You want ablative and non-ablative wavelengths in one handpiece: compare HALO TRIBRID.
- You want IPL and a non-ablative laser on one console: compare Stellar M22 with ResurFX.
Our take: Fraxel FTX or a used Fraxel DUAL?
Choose FTX for Solta’s current tips, credits and support; consider a DUAL only with Solta’s written support. The wavelengths are the same, so the decision turns on running cost and support more than on treatment results.
Ask how many full-face treatments one 60 kJ credit key covers at your usual settings, then add tip cost. That number, not the console price, sets your margin. Build protocols for darker skin types and melasma with your clinical lead before you market them.
Document-based buying analysis. Not a NuWays MD hands-on test of this device.
Fraxel FTX specifications at a glance
Before you compare
| Specification | Fraxel FTX | What it means for your practice |
|---|---|---|
| Wavelengths | 1550 nm erbium fiber (reaches the deeper dermis) and 1927 nm thulium fiber (epidermis), alone or together | Texture and scars on 1550; pigment and sun damage on 1927. Most menus use both. |
| Tips | Single-use 15 mm and 7 mm tips; tip sizes can be switched within one treatment | A per-treatment cost; the 7 mm tip reaches smaller areas. |
| Energy credits | Credit key pre-loaded with 60 kJ; the key also locks the system when removed (Solta) | Running cost scales with the energy you deliver. Model it per treatment area. |
| Tracking | Intelligent Optical Tracking and AccuTRAC time pulses to hand speed for even coverage (Solta) | |
| Handpiece and cooling | About 20% smaller and lighter than DUAL’s; cooling air routed through the handpiece to the tip; no rollers to change | Solta says this saves time between tips and lowers cross-contamination risk. |
| Records | Charting data by area and wavelength, session charts and USB export | Useful for treatment notes and for tracking energy per patient. |
Sources: Solta Medical Fraxel FTX brochure · Solta Medical Fraxel FTX for professionals.
See it next to the alternativesSpecs, cleared uses and ownership questions in one table.
Fraxel FTX vs. Fraxel DUAL: what changed?
Solta’s FTX brochure compares the two systems directly. The wavelengths are the same; the changes are the tips, energy credits, handpiece and treatment records.
| Feature | Fraxel FTX | Fraxel DUAL |
|---|---|---|
| FDA clearance | 2024 | 2013 |
| Wavelengths | 1550 and 1927 nm | 1550 and 1927 nm |
| Tips | Single-use 15 and 7 mm, switchable in one treatment | Tips with rollers |
| Energy | Prepaid credit key, 60 kJ | No credit key |
| Treatment records | Charting data and session charts with USB export | Not offered |
Sources: Solta Medical · FDA 510(k) K242142.
What is the Fraxel FTX FDA cleared for?
Each 510(k) number links to its record in the FDA database. The summary PDFs are listed under Sources.
510(k) K242142 (Fraxel FTX Laser System), cleared August 21, 2024. Product code GEX; Class II medical device. FDA’s posted record holds the clearance letter and indications, with no technical summary.
| Wavelength | Cleared uses (summarized) |
|---|---|
| 1550 nm | Coagulation of soft tissue and skin resurfacing; dyschromia and cutaneous lesions such as lentigos, solar lentigos, actinic keratosis and melasma; periorbital wrinkles, acne scars and surgical scars. |
| 1927 nm | Coagulation of soft tissue, actinic keratosis, and pigmented lesions such as lentigos, solar lentigos and freckles. |
Source: FDA 510(k) K242142.
510(k) K130193 (Fraxel DUAL 1550/1927 Laser System), cleared June 14, 2013. Product code GEX; Class II medical device. The Fraxel DUAL clearance that FTX replaces.
Source: FDA 510(k) K130193.
Clearance describes what a device may be marketed for; it does not predict results for a given patient.
- Melasma is listed under the 1550 nm wavelength only; the 1927 nm list covers lentigos and freckles. Build melasma protocols with your clinical lead before you market them.
Fraxel FTX clinical studies
Published studies we found on this system, its earlier models and related technology, each labeled by what it tested. Most are small, and some have manufacturer-affiliated authors, so use them to frame questions for the demo rather than as proof of results.
What we found: None on this system; 3 on earlier models.
- Earlier model: Fraxel DUALSafety and Efficacy of a 1550nm/1927nm Dual Wavelength Laser for the Treatment of Photodamaged SkinFraxel DUAL with both wavelengths on facial and non-facial sun damage in skin types I to IV; severity scores fell about 21% to 43%. FTX uses the same two wavelengths.
- Earlier model: Fraxel DUALNonablative 1927 nm fractional resurfacing for the treatment of facial photopigmentationTwo 1927 nm treatments on Fraxel DUAL for facial sun pigment; blinded reviewers rated 69% moderately to very significantly improved at 3 months.
- Earlier model: Fraxel DUAL1,550 nm Erbium-Doped and 1,927 nm Thulium Nonablative Fractional Laser System: Best Practices and Treatment Setting RecommendationsSettings and best practices for Fraxel DUAL across skin types from dermatologists with 10 or more years on the system. Useful for building protocols, not evidence of results.
Links open the PubMed record.
How much does a Fraxel FTX cost?
| Price evidence | What we found |
|---|---|
| New system (manufacturer quote) | Solta does not publish prices, and we found no reliable public price for a new Fraxel FTX. Ask for the console price with credit-key and tip pricing. |
| Used (asking prices) | Not reviewed for this profile. Used listings are usually Fraxel DUAL; confirm the model and Solta’s support terms. |
| Documented sale prices | None found. |
What ownership adds after purchase
| Cost area | What to confirm |
|---|---|
| Credit keys | Get the price per key and how many treatments of each area a 60 kJ key covers at your settings. |
| Tips | Price the single-use 15 mm and 7 mm tips; each treatment uses at least one. |
| Comfort and aftercare | Topical numbing and post-care products are per-visit costs. |
| Service | Ask what the warranty covers and what service costs after it ends. |
Fraxel FTX alternatives to compare
| Device | Technology | Why compare it |
|---|---|---|
| Sciton HALO TRIBRID | 2940 / 1927 / 1470 nm resurfacing | Sciton’s hybrid handpiece with 1470 and 1927 nm non-ablative and 2940 nm ablative lasers. |
| Lumenis Stellar M22 | Pulsed light and modular laser platform | Lumenis’s IPL platform with the ResurFX 1565 nm non-ablative fractional module. |
| Sciton mJOULE · BBL HEROic + MOXI | Pulsed light plus fractional non-ablative laser | Sciton’s compact platform with MOXI 1927 nm for light resurfacing. |
Different technologies are not interchangeable. Compare configurations, cleared uses and ownership costs before you book demos.
Questions to ask before you sign
- Fraxel FTX or a used Fraxel DUAL, and will Solta support this serial number?
- What does a credit key cost, and how many full-face treatments does 60 kJ cover at typical settings?
- What do the 15 mm and 7 mm tips cost, and is each single use per patient?
- Which training covers skin types IV to VI and melasma protocols?
- What does the warranty cover, and what does service cost from year two?
- What is the total with tax, freight, installation and financing?
Plan the purchase
Plan your Fraxel FTX purchase.
- Compare it side by side with its closest alternatives.
- Check what each quote includes: configuration, supplies, service and financing.
- Model the monthly payment against realistic treatment volume in the ROI calculator.
Other resurfacing lasers to research
ScitonHALO TRIBRIDFull profile2940 / 1927 / 1470 nm resurfacingRead the full page →
ScitonmJOULE · BBL HEROic + MOXIFull profilePulsed light plus fractional non-ablative laserRead the full page →
CandelaNordlysFull profileSWT pulsed light and laser platformRead the full page →
CynosureLaseMD ULTRAFull profile1927 nm non-ablative thulium laser, 20 WRead the full page →
LumenisStellar M22Full profilePulsed light and modular laser platformRead the full page →
FotonaSP DynamisFull profileEr:YAG and Nd:YAG laser platformRead the full page →All resurfacing lasers →More Solta Medical equipment →Full equipment catalog →
Sources
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- Solta Medical: Fraxel FTX for professionals (November 7, 2026). Checked November 7, 2026.
- Solta Medical: Fraxel FTX brochure. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Solta Medical: resale statement (November 7, 2026). Checked November 7, 2026.
- FDA 510(k) K242142: Fraxel FTX Laser System (August 21, 2024). Checked November 7, 2026.
- FDA 510(k) K130193: Fraxel DUAL 1550/1927 Laser System (June 14, 2013). Checked November 7, 2026.