Mortuary Assistant Interview Question:

Tell me what exactly happens to the eyes during an embalming? Do you glue the lips of the dead person together?

Submitted by: Muhammad

The eyes usually start to flatten after death. Think of an old grape. They do, however, remain with the decedent. We don't remove them. You can use what is called an eye cap to put over the flattened eyeball to recreate the natural curvature of the eye. You can also inject tissue builder directly into the eyeball and fill it up. And sometimes, the embalming fluid will fill the eye to normal size.

Yes, the eyes and lips are glued together.
Submitted by: Muhammad