why do bodies look so different when they’re dead?

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I 23(f) have lost two close friends in horrific circumstances over the last few years. Can anyone explain to me why bodies,
particularly faces, looks so different after death – is it because they’ve been embalmed, or is it the human brain not being able to process what they’re seeing infront of them? Apologies if this is too gruesome for this sub, i think this might be me grieving and just trying to find some way to understand why.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Just rhetorical stuff.

I get in to some Suicide stuff

>!When my sister died from suicide, she looked wrong at the funeral because she had shot herself. It was gently explained to us that because she had shot herself it had messed with her face a bit. She also looked odd because the lady who did her makeup did a good job but didn’t *quite* get it right, which wasn’t her fault.. but when you look at your person every day and the makeup is at like 90% accuracy it looks strange.!<

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