Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Shine Robert John Jr
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/20/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CUTERA INC [CUTR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CUTERA, INC., 3240 BAYSHORE BLVD.		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP of International
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BRISBANE, CA 94005		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 4,019
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/02/2003(1) 12/13/2012 Common 28,000 (2) $ 4.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 06/01/2004(1) 06/01/2013 Common 10,000 $ 4.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 06/01/2005(1) 07/20/2014 Common 5,000 $ 13.3 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 06/01/2006(1) 07/28/2015 Common 5,000 $ 20.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 06/01/2007(1) 06/08/2013 Common 10,000 $ 23.75 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Shine Robert John Jr
C/O CUTERA, INC.
3240 BAYSHORE BLVD.
BRISBANE, CA 94005		       VP of International  

Signatures

/s/ Robert John Shine Jr 10/24/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This option vests according to the following schedule: 1/4 upon the date exercisable and 1/48 per month thereafter.
(2) The original option grant for 60,000 shares was partially exercised for 2,000 shares on December 1, 2004, 2,000 shares on January 3, 2005, 1,500 shares on January 26, 2005, 1,500 shares on January 27, 2005, 2,000 shares on February 1, 2005, 2,000 shares on March 1, 2005, 2,000 shares on April 1, 2005, 2,000 shares on May 2, 2005, 2,000 shares on June 1, 2005, 2,000 shares on July 1, 2005, 3,000 shares on July 28, 2005, 2,000 shares on August 1, 2005, 6,000 shares on September 1, 2005 and 2,000 shares on November 7, 2005.

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