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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this is weird but i actually appreciate dead folks not looking like themselves. it helps me realize that they’re no longer in their body. (i’m not particularly religious)

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