DiamondGlow Facial: What It Is, Cost and Results

DiamondGlow is a dermabrasion device made by Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, and it is used together with SkinMedica Pro-Infusion Serums.

Allergan's own labeling gives the device a narrow job: "general dermabrasion of the skin," plus delivering topical cosmetic serums onto the skin.

That sentence is the device's labeled use in Allergan's important safety information — not a list of conditions the device is proven to fix.

Allergan describes the treatment as a "3X1" process, with three things happening at once: exfoliation with diamond tips of varying abrasiveness, extraction with suction, and infusion of a SkinMedica serum.

Allergan says its diamond tips give a controlled physical exfoliation that removes the top layer of dead skin, unlike chemical exfoliation.

By Allergan's description, no drug is involved: the serums are topical cosmetics, delivered onto the skin.

The labeled use does not name skin conditions.

Allergan's labeling covers general dermabrasion of the skin and delivery of cosmetic serums — that is the whole indication, and no skin concern is named in it.

The SkinMedica serums are cosmetics rather than drugs, by Allergan's own description, so their effects are cosmetic claims, not drug effects you can check against a label.

That makes "good candidate" a question for a licensed provider who has looked at your skin, not something our research can settle.

What Allergan's safety information does give is the list of situations where the treatment is contraindicated, and the things it asks patients to disclose first: pregnancy or breastfeeding, allergies, and any topical medications you use.

We could not confirm a price for DiamondGlow, and this page will not invent one.

Our research found no sourced US national average price for DiamondGlow from a manufacturer, a professional survey or a price aggregator we could verify, as of October 2026, and Allergan publishes no consumer price for the device that we could find.

The nearest published numbers in this treatment family are HydraFacial's: Hydrafacial's own site lists suggested retail prices of $250 for a Deluxe treatment and $325 for a Platinum treatment — the maker's own figures, used in a revenue example for providers, not a survey of what med spas charge.

Our HydraFacial guide covers those numbers in detail.

What that means in practice for DiamondGlow: the only price that matters is the one a med spa near you quotes, and quotes can differ on what they include.

Before you book, ask each spa the same questions so the numbers you compare are comparable.

Here we have to be blunt: our research found no clinical trial measuring DiamondGlow results, and no sourced figure for how long they last.

If a spa or a website quotes you a duration, ask what study it comes from.

Allergan's site shows before-and-after photos, but a maker's marketing photos are not a prediction for your skin.

On sessions, Allergan says a DiamondGlow treatment may be done every two weeks, or as your provider suggests based on your skin concerns.

That is frequency guidance from the maker, not a tested protocol: our research holds no study that fixes how many sessions produce a given result, or how long any result holds.

The practical close: ask a provider who has examined your skin what they expect to change, how many visits they would plan, and how you would both judge whether it worked — and treat a promise of specific results as a red flag.

Allergan's safety information is the best description we have: typical side effects include "a scratchy, stinging sensation during the treatment." We found no independent study measuring pain during DiamondGlow, and no sourced statement for how long a session takes — ask the spa when you book.

Afterward, Allergan lists temporary tightness, redness or slight swelling, and calls the treatment noninvasive with minimal downtime, so you can return to daily activities right away.

That "minimal downtime" line is the maker's characterization, not an independent finding.

Allergan advises sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher afterward.

Documented side effects come from Allergan's own safety information.

Typical: a scratchy, stinging sensation during the treatment, then temporary tightness, redness or slight swelling afterward.

Allergan also says rare serious side effects may occur and include severe skin irritation and allergic reactions.

Sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher is advised after treatment.

Two cautions sit beyond that list.

First, the serums are cosmetics, not FDA-reviewed drugs, by Allergan's own statement — and the same safety information names allergic reactions among its rare serious effects.

Second, much of the language marketed around this treatment — removing toxins, supporting lymphatic drainage — has no data behind it in our research, and Allergan's own labeling describes only general dermabrasion and cosmetic serum delivery, so we do not repeat those claims as fact.

DiamondGlow sits in a family of exfoliation facials, and the honest comparison starts with what each option actually does.

• HydraFacial — the closest comparison. DiamondGlow's mechanism, per Allergan, is diamond-tip physical exfoliation, suction and serum, all at the same time. HydraFacial's maker markets its Platinum treatment as seven steps in one, including lymphatic support, cleansing and exfoliation, a peel, vortex extraction, booster serums, LED light and an antioxidant finish, and its Syndeo device guide says the system abrades the upper layers of the skin. Both makers use marketing language we do not repeat as fact.
• Microdermabrasion — the older cousin: Cleveland Clinic describes it as a nonsurgical, nonchemical treatment for superficial concerns, with a typical course of five to 12 sessions spaced a week or two apart. DiamondGlow is a dermabrasion-class device too, but adds suction and serum delivery. Neither should be confused with surgical dermabrasion, which Cleveland Clinic separates out as a procedure that bleeds, crusts and needs about 7 to 14 days before normal activities.
• Dermaplaning — a blade rather than a diamond tip: Cleveland Clinic describes a dermatome, a small blade moved back and forth across the skin, that shaves off the top layers of skin and fine hair.
• Chemical peels — chemical rather than mechanical exfoliation. Per the AAD's peel guidance, a light peel heals in 1 to 7 days and may need 3 to 5 peels repeated every 2 to 5 weeks, a medium peel heals in 7 to 14 days, and a deep peel heals in 14 to 21 days.

Which one suits your skin is a question for a licensed provider, and price is no tiebreaker: our research found no independent national price figure for any of these treatments, so the only comparable numbers are quotes from the spas near you.

We could not find any rule that names who may operate a DiamondGlow device, and we will not guess.

For contrast, AmSpa, the med spa trade association, explains the rule for injectables: botulinum toxin is the practice of medicine because a prescription drug affects living tissue, so it must be given by a physician, an independent-practice nurse practitioner or another licensed professional working within their scope, under rules that vary by state.

DiamondGlow uses no prescription drug in Allergan's description — the serums are topical cosmetics — so that injectable rule does not settle the device question, and we did not verify any state's rule for this device.

Check what your state allows, and ask each med spa directly: who performs the treatment, what license that person holds, and what training they have on this device.

As for "near you": the same checks you would run for any med spa apply.

Book a consultation first, ask the questions above, and bring your skin history — Allergan's safety information asks patients to disclose pregnancy or breastfeeding, allergies and topical medications before treatment.

Our guide to choosing a med spa and our injector credentials explainer go through the vetting in detail.