Embalming

• Achieving Quality Embalming Results in an Obese Case
  Embalming procedures are changing as the incidence of obesity in the United States increases.
  June 1997
  
  
• Airbrushing Basics
  September 2008
  
  
• An Education Revolution
  April 2010
  
  
• CJD and the Environment
  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease presents environmental issues for funeral service
  April 2001
  
  
• Death Knell for Formaldehyde?
  May 2008
  
  
• Death Knell for Formaldehyde?
  May 2009
  
  
• Drugs and Embalming: Today’s Dilemma
  Embalmers must now assume that everyone is on some type of drug, whether purchased in a pharmacy or on the street
  September 2004
  
  
• Embalming Cosmetology II
  Techniques to establish a stable, cosmetically receptive surface foundation
  December 2003
  
  
• Embalming Cosmetology III
  A review of skin tones and techniques for applying cosmetics to achieve optimal results
  February 2004
  
  
• Embalming Cosmetology IV
  A review of techniques for applying cosmetics to the eyes and lips to create a natural, lifelike appearance
  March 2004
  
  
• Embalming Cosmetology Preliminaries
  The ideals and principles of embalming cosmetology and restorative art form the most critical aspects of modern funeral service and reach far beyond the limits of mechanical and routine work
  November 2003
  
  
• Embalming Cosmetology V
  How to cosmetically treat facial lines, wrinkles and natural markings on the face
  April 2004
  
  
• Embalming Diabetics
  June 1998
  
  
• Embalming Failed Organ-Transplant Recipients
  June 1998
  
  
• Embalming in Japan: Placing the Cart Before the Horse
  A California funeral director travels to Japan to teach embalming—American style
  April 1997
  
  
• Embalming Proximal Humerus and Scapula Donors
  June 1998
  
  
• Embalming the Anatomical Donor
  Special considerations need to be taken when embalming for science.
  June 1997
  
  
• Embalming the Vertebral Body Donor
  Removing sections of the spinal column presents a unique challenge to embalmers.
  June 1997
  
  
• Embalming Trauma Victims
  June 1998
  
  
• Embalming: History, Theory and Practice
  A review of the latest edition of Robert Mayer’s definitive work
  July 2006