Cutera Expands International Distribution and Opens Second Office in Japan.

BRISBANE, Calif. -- Cutera, Inc.([R]) (NASDAQ:CUTR), a leading provider of laser and other light-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide, today announced the opening of a second sales and service office in Osaka, Japan. Cutera established its first Japanese office in Tokyo in 2003.

"The opening of our office in Osaka marks our continued growth in one of the world's largest aesthetic markets," said Kevin Connors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cutera. "With this expanded presence, we will be able to better address the needs of new customers, while providing a higher level of service support for our current customers, in Western Japan."

In addition to the United States and Japan, Cutera has direct sales and service presence in Australia, Canada, France, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as a network of distributors in more than thirty additional countries.

About Cutera, Inc.

Brisbane, Calif.-based Cutera is a leading provider of laser and other light-based aesthetic systems to the professional aesthetic market. Since 1998, Cutera has been developing innovative, easy-to-use products that enable physicians and other qualified practitioners to offer safe and effective aesthetic treatments to their patients. For more information, call 1-888-4CUTERA or visit www.cutera.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning the anticipated success of our international expansion plans are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. Forward-Looking statements are based on management's current, preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause Cutera's actual results to differ materially from the statements contained herein. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect Cutera's business and its financial results include its ability to improve sales productivity and increase sales performance worldwide; its ability to successfully develop and market new products; unforeseen events and circumstances relating to its operations; government regulatory actions; general economic conditions; and those other factors described in the section entitled, "Risk Factors," in its most recent Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date they are made. Cutera undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.