I went to my second treatment today (upper lips hair, coarse and dark, look like men's moustache except they are sparse). Skin type IV. Using Yag machine with setting:
Power: 24 Joule/cm2 (first treatment was 22 Joule)
Pulse length: 5
Spot: 15
Is that good setting for my skin type and the area (upper lips)? Thank you!!!!

Oh and this time, they did not use PSF on me.

If it is Gentleyag or Gentlemax ( YAG side ) , it is a safe setting. I would probably go higher.

Hm... Romeo, not sure if I can tolerate higher setting. I hurt soo much that every zap I had to take a few seconds to breath, lol.

Pain shouldn't be your consideration if you want results. If you can't handle it, use a numbing cream. Using lower settings only due to not being able to handle the pain is not a good idea if you want the most for your money.

The pulse and spot size are fine, but the joules are somewhat low for a Yag.

Thanks LaGirl! I will try numbing cream next time. How high the joules would you recommend?

I forgot to say, they use GentleYag in the clinic.

On 15mm, the max is 40J. See how high you can handle. We can't tell over the Internet. They have to do some test spots.

A skilled electrologist, using the best equipment could have handle this with less skin reaction and discomfort in a very timely manner. Thanks for the picture.

Thank you Lagirl! I will ask them to rise the joules next time. Dfahey, electrolysis was my first choice but unfortunately after some research, there's no electrologist here in Germany.