[KillerBee370]

Jesus Christ just keep that coffin shut and get em in the ground.

[Roboticaproxy]

Originally Posted by thicketofantlers ↗

Thanks for this! Something I am curious about... How do they have a viewing for a body that is so badly decomposed? Wouldn't it smell? Is there something special the funeral home can do to mitigate that?

They did really amazing work on him. I hope seeing him fixed up helped his mom's grieving process.

YES! So I asked a similar question during the lecture as I’ve never had to embalm someone that decomposed before, though we have definitely embalmed a person who was dead 30 days but in refrigeration. I was told that the smell comes from tissue gases and embalming with a high concentration of formaldehyde pushes those gases out and replaces that space neutralizing the smell. Also we have a chemical called Biozyme by Dodge that breaks down the bacteria that causes bad odour. We will often use in combination a deodorizer called SCAT to assist with the smells too.

As for the mother, it was a very gut wrenching story. The guy who did his restoration brought her to the casket and he said she clasped his arm so hard it bruised him. He said there was 2 visitation happening at the same time and when she finally saw him wailed so loud that everyone in the building heard it. :( He said he couldn’t help but cry with her because he saw her pain. She was so grateful.

[thicketofantlers]

Originally Posted by Roboticaproxy ↗

YES! So I asked a similar question during the lecture as I’ve never had to embalm someone that decomposed before, though we have definitely embalmed a person who was dead 30 days but in refrigeration. I was told that the smell comes from tissue gases and embalming with a high concentration of formaldehyde pushes those gases out and replaces that space neutralizing the smell. Also we have a chemical called Biozyme by Dodge that breaks down the bacteria that causes bad odour. We will often use in combination a deodorizer called SCAT to assist with the smells too.

As for the mother, it was a very gut wrenching story. The guy who did his restoration brought her to the casket and he said she clasped his arm so hard it bruised him. He said there was 2 visitation happening at the same time and when she finally saw him wailed so loud that everyone in the building heard it. :( He said he couldn’t help but cry with her because he saw her pain. She was so grateful.

That breaks my heart. But thank you for sharing the information! It is amazing what they can do.

[MustHaveBeenMe]

Amazing thanks for sharing

[Tenebrae]

Awesome post. The level of cosmetic work they did on that last guy was phenomenal.