brown-christina

December 14, 2018

Kirakira25 said: ↑

Hi,
I already booked a flight to go alone to Seoul on mid February 2019. I don’t know anyone in Korea but I will stay at a AIRBNB while there.
I will have a consultation with BK hospital and Banobagi.
I am a bit scare of traveling alone and have surgery, and I wonder if someone else is also planning to go so we can take care of each other.
I am also looking to know if some of you can recommend a good translator or someone who can guide me better to find the right clinic

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I think Korea is one of the easies Asian countries you can travel around for clinics as long as you speak english. no need to hire a translator at all.

December 14, 2018

SheOnlyLooks25 said: ↑

VIEW knocks it out of the park again.
First b&a is young American model who had VLine elsewhere and she then had sagging. She had a facelift and neck lift.
Second b&a, cute girl already but even cuter with rhinoplasty and fat grafting. View attachment 4278024 View attachment 4278028

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i want their face.. lol

December 12, 2018

Mewdesu said: ↑

I am on the group I have talked to Henry and View is on my list as well. But he didn’t tell me anything about the price even tho I asked. How much did he quote you?
I feel however that Claire from Namu, she totally gets me and understands what I want. And the way she talked about my nose is like she really knows what she is talking about. Might be because she is a girl. For Henry, he said my nose is good but if I want revision he can help. My nose is not good

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really ? strange. henry gave me all the quotation whenever i asked. try it again!

December 11, 2018

Krisven said: ↑

Hi everyone sorry for late response I've been so busy when I get back from United states . Work moving and all the fun stuff lol heres my recent photos I'm 2 months and 1 week post op I will just post some pics that I've taken during that period . I can really tell my vline now. I'm so happy with my results I really do recommend view clinic they are reliable for the good result and most and foremost SAFETY! Even if I'm back here in U.S they are still communicating with me in every questions I asked. I feel like I have a family coz they do care for the patients

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so pretty.... i am sure a lot of girls want to have the dramatic result like you had... which did not happen to me

December 10, 2018

i can tell overall face looks a lot more fresher and decent!

December 7, 2018

Dominic4774 said: ↑

After: 13 days post op

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handsome man! congratz. quick recovery!

December 6, 2018

hi @Krisven wonder how you look now. can you please update your recent photos? i am really into your progression. u please update your recent photos? i am really into your progression.

December 4, 2018

fresh_cucumber said: ↑

I probably could pm you my pics, if you are interested
I'm still swollen though.

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thanks. cucumber.
i pmed you. hehe.
by the way, people all say view price is higher. price sounded reasonable to you?

November 29, 2018

fresh_cucumber said: ↑

Plastic surgeries are not healthy anyway haha. Depends on whether you think it's worth it or now.
In my case V line was necessary for gaining more self-confidence

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can you please share us your photos??? cannot wait to see them!! it's been more than 1o days now. right? how did it go so far

November 27, 2018

you look so much younger!!
i think you are a natural beauty just needed a touch up to look a little more youthful. smart congratz!!!
i like prp too... cannot wait for my prp session.

November 26, 2018

lol. so many clinics. looks like ID IG..

November 23, 2018

i planned getting the angle muscle reduction long time ago but gave up because.. it's not healthy when we are older. you will have a trouble chewing the food well.

November 22, 2018

CrownHeights said: ↑

Hi everyone! Planning to proceed ba in seoul before xmas holidays. Thinking about Motiva but they are a bit expensive. Have heard about Sebbin, does anyone got them? What’s the main difference so far (except price)?

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Mentor is good and affordable as well. FTA approved. many testimonials. Long history.

November 20, 2018

twocupcakes said: ↑

It's a useless award, designed to promote Korean medical services to foreigners. The entire Korea Global Medical Service Awards program is based on awarding institutions for attracting foreign customers.
I wouldn't put much stock into it. If anything, it's almost a turn-off.

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well, i think they would give the opportunities to the clinic which has built good reputations in each field. otherwise, it would be hard to maintain the business. hope they are not that stupid.

November 16, 2018

Jennobe said: ↑

Update with pictures!

So on day 8 the splint came off (so exhilarating!) and by then almost all of the swelling on my face was gone, so I could see the new shape of my nose and all. I regret not taking a picture immediately then because a few hours after a bit of rebound swelling appeared on my hump area, so the pictures I have now are not exactly the final shape. With hump reduction a tad rebound swelling is very common and usually takes around a month to pass so I'm totally fine with that (I took a month's vacation anyway...). Even at this point I'm very pleased with the results - I wanted a change that is not extreme but noticeable, and most importantly fits my face. Now post-op I naturally have thoughts like "oh should have asked for more this or that" but at the end nose jobs can so easily go completely wrong so I'm glad I changed a tad too little than the other way around.

I'm especially happy I got over the fear of having a surgery in a different country - there's a reason why they call Seoul the plastic surgery capital of the world! Everything here was definitely on a different level, from the doctors to staff at the clinic. I'm also really glad I went with View, at the end I do feel there's something about big clinics that you don't get in small ones. It's really in the details like having people at the front desk who speak english or having a dermatology department (I got a facial after the splint was removed actually!). With that said you have to be certain beforehand that you're really capable of going through the process - yes healing is only a few days, but you will feel like hell during those. I would also recommend knowing what do you want to do to your face, but be open to new ideas when you go to consultations. I'm glad I had several consultations in different places not only to compare offers, but to hear what different doctors have to say about the shape of the nose and what kind of procedure they would go with.

And now the pics!

Before:

As you can see my nose had a visible hump, was kind elongated and a bit droopy at the tip.

During:

Expect quite a bit of swelling in the first few days...

After:

When I run my finger on my nose i can feel the bridge part is a tad raised, though it's not very visible in the pics. I expect this to go down later and I'll see the final results in the next month or two.

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would you let us see your front views as well? hehe.

November 15, 2018

Jennobe said: ↑

Update with pictures!

So on day 8 the splint came off (so exhilarating!) and by then almost all of the swelling on my face was gone, so I could see the new shape of my nose and all. I regret not taking a picture immediately then because a few hours after a bit of rebound swelling appeared on my hump area, so the pictures I have now are not exactly the final shape. With hump reduction a tad rebound swelling is very common and usually takes around a month to pass so I'm totally fine with that (I took a month's vacation anyway...). Even at this point I'm very pleased with the results - I wanted a change that is not extreme but noticeable, and most importantly fits my face. Now post-op I naturally have thoughts like "oh should have asked for more this or that" but at the end nose jobs can so easily go completely wrong so I'm glad I changed a tad too little than the other way around.

I'm especially happy I got over the fear of having a surgery in a different country - there's a reason why they call Seoul the plastic surgery capital of the world! Everything here was definitely on a different level, from the doctors to staff at the clinic. I'm also really glad I went with View, at the end I do feel there's something about big clinics that you don't get in small ones. It's really in the details like having people at the front desk who speak english or having a dermatology department (I got a facial after the splint was removed actually!). With that said you have to be certain beforehand that you're really capable of going through the process - yes healing is only a few days, but you will feel like hell during those. I would also recommend knowing what do you want to do to your face, but be open to new ideas when you go to consultations. I'm glad I had several consultations in different places not only to compare offers, but to hear what different doctors have to say about the shape of the nose and what kind of procedure they would go with.

And now the pics!

Before:

As you can see my nose had a visible hump, was kind elongated and a bit droopy at the tip.

During:

Expect quite a bit of swelling in the first few days...

After:

When I run my finger on my nose i can feel the bridge part is a tad raised, though it's not very visible in the pics. I expect this to go down later and I'll see the final results in the next month or two.

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oh. i like your new nose. the results are very natural.

November 14, 2018

i will find my clinic on my own rather than the agency. so hard to trust them.

November 5, 2018

Jennobe said: ↑

As a long time lurker I wanted to write a review here since this forum helped me so much with choosing where to have my nose surgery! My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow and I'm quite excited. I had some hesitations with regards to having the procedure done in Korea, but the facilities/skills of the doctors here are definitely on a higher class compared to what I can find in Europe so I decided to go for it. I also had an internal debate whether I should go with a big or small clinic, but at the end a big place gave me much more reassurance that everything will go smoothly. I actually decided to go with View specifically because of the positive reviews I've seen around here, and that the doctor seemed to be very experienced with non-asian features as well. I thought I'll be more nervous the night before, but I'm surprisingly looking forward to getting it done tomorrow! I'll keep updating this post as it goes.

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thank you for sharing.
may I ask which doctor performing?

October 31, 2018

fresh_cucumber said: ↑

Hello, everyone! I had consultation with 4 clinics last week and this week and I decided to share my opinion on them:
ID, Namu, View, Banobagi
I discussed different surgeries with each clinic, but my goal is slimmer face (most interested in V-line), rhino and general rejuvenation effect.

ID:
ATMOSPHERE:

Building is the biggest and looks modern. Empty lobby, front desk workers were not friendly, didn’t smile or greet me when I entered. Translator lady was friendly though, offered me drink and translated pretty fast and fluently.

CONSULTATION:

The consultant lady smiled all the time, but the way of consultation felt aggressive. She repeated at least 3 times that without deposit the price will increase if I decide to come back later, so I better pay the deposit.

She showed me how the surgery is proceeded on the skull which was useful, but she kept talking about more and more additional surgeries I didn’t want and plan.

Also during online consultation they didn’t mention that I HAVE TO do X-ray (which is 20 000KRW) and required to pay when I just arrived. Of course I felt unfair and changed my attitude and impression in a negative way. No discount was possible either.

Another thing is that they couldn’t show me any before/afters of foreign western patients. Since they are claiming everywhere, that they are so experienced with foreigners, that was weird.

PRICE:

1) Angle + zygoma - 7.000.000

2) V line (chin + angle + zygoma) - 10.000.000

3) Dark circle - 2.300.000

CONCLUSION:

ID is very well-known somehow for operating foreigners, but I’m not sure how true is that after visiting them. Also feeling that ID is a bit commercial and not that professional.

BANOBAGI:

ATMOSPHERE:

Nice lobby, much more people waiting than in ID.
LET ME IN TV program playing, blood pressure measuring machine, free coffee service. Friendly smiling front desk workers, friendly translator.

CONSULTATION:

I was suggested to choose consultation room with more appropriate lightning (darker or lighter), which was interesting.

Again I wasn’t told in advance about X-ray and its price, so it made me feel bad that they require money right after I stepped in the clinic (although I was ready fot that after ID, I think that’s the part you have to tell during online consulting).

Consultant lady looked like in hurry. She didn’t try to talk about my appearance individually, just asked which surgeries I am interested in and talked about the price, deposit necessity, and asked “Is there anything else you would like to know?” like 4 times. Felt like she wanted to finish with me faster and didn’t try individual approach. I don’t know maybe she was just very busy and I didn’t look interested enough?
I also couldn’t meet a doctor, because “he was busy”. The overall impression was that they were not interested in me and my requires.

No discount was available either.

PRICE:

1) Angle + zygoma + genio - 19.900.000

2) Angle + zygoma - 15.400.000

3) Acculift (only lazer) - 2.750.000

4) Reduction Rhino - 6.050.000

5) Alar Reduction - 1.980.000

CONCLUSION:

Banobagi looks famous, but I didn’t like the attitude of English consultant and the price is not cheap with no additional services provided. Discount or bargain didn’t seem possible (they said it was the cheapest price they could offer and it might rise if I don’t pay the deposit).

NAMU

ATMOSPHERE: Much smaller than other clinics, not a separate building. A lot of Chinese patients in the lobby. Front desk workers were friendly, smiled all the time.

CONSULTATION: Consultant and doctor were nice, both spoke good English and explained about surgeries clearly, showing on the skull and X-ray picture how they want to perform the surgery and about their good postcare service.
Although the thing I didn’t like was that you can’t stay more than one night hospitalizing, even if you want to, which makes it uncomfortable to recover in my opinion.

Unlike ID and Banobagi they warned me about X-ray and its price beforehand, which was a good sign and I liked it.

The weird thing about consultation was that doctor suggested to cut off 50% of jaw muscles because they were too thick, which I consider too dangerous. But they assured me that I don’t need that much muscles and it won’t cause many problems. Mmm not sure about it, still sounded dangerous.

I liked that the way of consultation was more neutral than aggressive, with no deposit demanding.

PRICE:

1) Square - 5.500.000

2) Muscle - 2.000.000

3) Chin - 3.000.000

4) Cheekbone - 4.500.000

5) Nose - 500.000 + 800.000 = 1.300.000

CONCLUSION: Namu seems getting popular nowadays for the competitive price. I liked non aggressive and informative way of consulting, but because of 50% muscle reduction surgery suggestion and their small size I feel uncomfortbale to have surgery there.

VIEW:

ATMOSPHERE:

Bright lobby, big modern building, LET ME IN TV playing, Motiva implants samples, welcoming polite front desk workers.

CONSULTATION:

Consultant was friendly and spoke very good English. We met doctor who recommended few ways of surgeries I wanted to achieve slimmer look and explained which one would or wouldn’t be effective for my face.

He also talked about muscle reduction to achieve slimmer face line like in Namu, but only on 15% (not 50%). He said that 50% reduction could lead to horrible consequences, like not beign able to chew or speak properly. That statement made me feel skeptical about Namu’s suggestion.

Honestly speaking the price was more exprensive I guess than Namu or Banobagi, but I still hope I can bargain on my next consultation.

They also have unlimited post care procedures and provide 6 nights free stay accomodation, breakfast and airport pick up for foreigners (well, not for free, it’s included in a surgery price, but still a lot of services).

PRICE:

1) V line - 14.000.000 (including 3 surgeries at once and muscle reduction)

2) Rhino and alar reduction - 5.500.000

3) Acculift (Jawline + chinline) - 4.500.000 (lazer + liposuction by canula)

CONCLUSION: More expensive than other clinics, but more services included and no need to look for other accomodation which I liked a lot.

I couldn’t find any negative reviews here or on other sites, it seems like they had no medical accidents so far, so it kinda feels safer than others.

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All the above prices are what I’ve been told during face to face consulting.
Opinion on how safe/unsafe clinic is is also individual, so I just shared my observation.

Personally I decided to go for my second consultation with dr Lee Dong Chan for rhino and dr Yun Chang Woon for V-line this week and if my schedule works out I will have my surgery soon.
I hope this can be helpful for someone considering these clinics for their ps

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wow... how long did it take to write this review? thank you for the work. haha.
View's acculift price is crazy. . why is it so expensive?

October 10, 2018

Krisven said: ↑

Hello everyone I just wanna share with you all my honest experience in View Hospital where i did my plastic surgery procedure last September 28, 2018. This forum has been very helpful in my plastic surgery journey I’ve been active in this forum since last November of 2017 . I learned a lot of tips from other people past experiences, When they decided to go to South Korea for plastic surgery . One of them is joining a Kakao group! This is gonna be your eyes and ears on what’s going on SK plastic surgery world. I’ve talked to many people here and there’s so many nice people who are willing to share their experience. And update you on their recovery period. I actually met my ps buddy here. It’s a small world coz we lived in same city and work in the same street! And we have the same profession and goals . I’m really blessed to find somebody to share this experience . the anxiety of being alone in the country that your not familiar with the language is a scary thing to think! Since December 2017 we’ve known each other and we decided to fly to korea on Sept 2018 . It’ was really hard decision on both sides to find the clinic .At some point we both already deposited the money to this one clinic but we didn’t end up going . Luckily they refunded us the money . Around June 2018 if I’m not mistaken i consulted view online . They’re consultant is very nice and they replied to my questions right away. I heard a lot of good reviews about this Clinic and I also met like 4 other girls who went to this clinic recently . They are very nice and helpful and they update us on what to expect and they are also kind enough to share their before and after pictures! And I also found out that View is offering free 6 days stay in their VIP ROOM. Which is awesome coz everything seems convenient especially while your recovering .
I also saw videos in YouTube the Let me in Thailand and Let me in korea episode they They a pretty good job. The doctors are highly skilled and I actually look them
Up making sure that’ they are board certified and specializes in the area . And 14 years of no accident. Safety is always the priority above everything and make sure if u choose a hospital or clinic that there’s anesthesiologist on site. In the end we ended up choosing View plastic surgery hospital to perform Rhinoplasty and Facial contouring . The consultants are very nice! They go above and beyond it’s crazy how the time difference in US and korea sometimes even if they are in their day off they are still able to answer our endless!! Questions. Sept 24 2018 is the day I landed korea it was their Holiday and I got free airport pick up in the airport and they drove me to K gangnam hostel where I’m Gona be staying before the surgery . Sept 27 is when I did my consultation with Dr. Lee Dong Chan who will be performing my Rhino and FC . I choose him to do my surgery coz we are on same page and I have a good feeling when I did my consult with him I also showed him some pictures that I edited and photoshop just for reference. He is such a nice guy always smiles and answer my questions and concerns and he assure me that I will get the result I wanted . I also ask the consultant before I fly to korea to show me dr lee dong Chan’s work and it convince me to choose him . He is more of a dramatic results . Based on the picture I saw . I told him I wanted a slimmer small face and a chin . I always have the square jaw face that gives masculine look . I wanted a soft younger sweet look. Dolly like . Dr. Lee said he will do zygoma reduction coz my zygoma is protruding based on ct and X-ray , sliding genio coz I don’t have a chin and square jaw reduction . On my nose I told him I wanted defined tip and bridge and do alarplasty coz I have a wide bulbous nose and my bridge is crooked. To be honest I lowered my expectation to my nose . Coz my base is not the nice to begin with. I don’t want be dissappointed on my results but he assured me he will do everything to fix it. He said he will gauge if I needed alar or not. But I keep insisting that my alars are wide he said he will raised my bridge and defined my tip and it will make alars smaller. But he cannot promised me with alarplasty he said I don’t want u to look unnatural I will do it if it’s needed. And I just trusted him . After consultation they took my blood for lab work . EKG to make sure I’m healthy enough prior surgery . view is a huge hospital but they don’t give me a feeling of factory vibe everything seems personal . I finally met miss Anna she’s very nice! We’ve been exchanging message for 3 months . She’s so patient and understanding. She assures me that everything are communicated well with the doctor. I will attach some photos I took while I’m in view clinic that time .

And also I forgot to mention above I did acculift will be done by dr Lee Young she suggested fat grafting on forehead under and nasolabial folds to give dimension as I am going to do the full vline procedure. She speaks English and very pretty and nice ! I told her I just want a natural Look. And she assured me .

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And after picture this is my post OP day 10 as you can see I can see that my face got smaller and slimmer as I wanted it to be I still.have some swelling on jowl chin area from.acculift and I like my new nose! I'm happy that dr didnt did not do alar reduction. Coz I will end up looking unnatural . I cannot wait to heal.completely but it takes time !

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OH MY GOODNESS...
WOW,,,,
very good result...
the best i seen recently. good luck on your recovery and will be awaiting for the next post op.

October 4, 2018

Dp917 said: ↑

My PS journey or I: before surgery
Hey guys!!! I just wanted to share with you my experience on my ps journey thus far ( and in real time-currently in Korea day 5). I have been following/reading different threads on PF since December 2017 and have done pretty extensive research via different ps webpages, techniques, implants etc quite some time. I’ve also been on different kakao group chats and have learned so much from others’. I’m excited to share with y’all my personal experience before surgery and after.

1st off, I wanted to find a clinic that had different specialties all in one place because I was planning to do several things. After researching a bunch of clinics I narrowed down to View, Namu and Uvom. I liked how these 3 clinics had different drs. who were specialized in different areas. Initially I planned to do fc, rhinoplasty, fg and eye revision. But months went by this year, And I decided I wanted to get breast too! I have spoken with each clinic online and after reading others’ reviews, I decided to schedule appointments for only view and namu because I had a really good feeling about them. But even before going to Korea, I had a feeling View would be my choice because I knew Dr. Choi was an expertise in Motiva ( which is the implant I wanted) and Dr. Lee’s fc and rhino results were amazing from ig posts, there website and misooda etc.

My consultation day was quite long I met with my consultant first, did my body check up and met with each doctor individually. I described to them what I wanted and they took my considerations in and told me what I should do to have the best results. I agreed with each of them ( with some modifications) since they’re the experts. With everything being said, by the end of my consultation I had great confidence in them and decide to go with them. I cancelled my consulting with Namu. I know what some of you are probably gonna say or think like why or how come you didn’t consult with others but tbh, it was my decision ‍♀️ *gut feeling sorta speak.

Now I wanted to to make a side note about the material I’m using for my nose. It is goretex rather than silicone. I have been going back and forth with what material because of both pros and cons. This was a big question I had for dr lee and he explained to me that yes, gortex poses its own complications but it is also more sturdy, less chance of infection and more natural looking. Dr lee has also performed countless rhinos with beautiful and successful results. I have also spoken with girls on PF that have done goretex and have had great results! He also explained to me if a revision was desired it’s not IMPOSSIBLE just a bit more challenging but it can be done. ( I’ll cross that bridge if i need to in the future). With that being said, surgery is tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted✌

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you must be super excited. good luck dear. keep posting!

March 21, 2016

Loulou90 said: ↑

Hi brown.christina, where did you get your liposuction? How much does it cost?

Were you satified with the result?

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Yes. I like my result as the profile of my thighs is smooth now. I do not remember how much it was exactly but I remember the price was not expensive. I bargained a lot as I got a few procedures tgt..

March 21, 2016

Veelynx said: ↑

Hi christina where did you get your cheekbone/jawline reduction done at? Were they good at doing the procedure?hihi and which doctor performed it?? U can pm me or talk to my kakao veelynx thank u so much

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I just tried to pm to u but u have chosen not to receive. What is ur kakao?

February 17, 2016

celinexx said: ↑

Hello! Quick question for those who've had v-line or jaw/chin contouring with the simpler shaving (long curved cut) technique... can you feel the edges of the cut bone underneath the skin?

As you may know, our natural jaw and chin bones have a rounded, smooth surface to it. I wonder if after jaw/chin contouring, will the cut parts be felt? Or do they have a way to grind it smooth?

Thanks!

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I have a couple of friends who got the shaving technique and they seemed having the smooth surface now but not everyone can get them as it's more proper to someone who has pronouncing cheekbones at the side parts only. I also got the consultation about the technique for my surgery but the doctor refused to do it to me since my case is not proper for the technique. hope this helps. good luck

February 17, 2016

hammielove said: ↑

Hi,
Thanks for sharing what you know~ Hmmm Is it possible to share how you do your research for eyes please? I am so confused. Some posts that I see sounds more like adverts more than anything so i feel skeptical whether the doc is really good... >.<

So far, I started from researching how the different procedures work (Epi, Lateral Cantho, Des) then look through the double eyelid posts on Purseforum.. as well as some reviews from Realself..
Am I doing anything wrong or should I add anything?

Sorry for the noobish question. Thank you!

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I was a lucky one as I have a few friends in Korea who are quite into PS so I can get helpful information whenever I want. well. yeah. Realself n Purseforum could be good sources to research but careful with the commercial adverts.

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