UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2009

CANDELA CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-14742

04-2477008

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

530 Boston Post Road, Wayland, Massachusetts		01778
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(508) 358-7400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 20, 2009, Candela Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first fiscal quarter and three-month period ended September 26, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

A copy of the press release issued by Candela Corporation on October 20, 2009 is attached to this report.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CANDELA CORPORATION


	By:	/s/ Robert E. Quinn
		Robert E. Quinn
		(Chief Financial Officer)

Date: October 20, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release issued by Candela Corporation on October 20, 2009.

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