A MORTICIAN has revealed some of the common questions he's asked about what happens when we die – including what's done with breast implants.
Gerald is regularly sent queries from people about death, autopsies and his job, and answers them on his social media pages.
A recent question saw somebody ask: "If a female has breast implants, are they removed or will the body decompose, becoming a skeleton with fake boobs?"
Gerald took to his TikTok page to answer the question, as he said: "So they're not removed.
"They're yours – you bought them or somebody bought them for you.
"You're taking them with you to the grave.
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"If you're embalmed, the embalming fluid will preserve the tissue and slow down the decomposing process.
"Or if you're not embalmed, you're going to decompose super fast.
"The boobs will still be there. They're not going to decompose."
He continued: "They say your hair and nails keep growing after you die which is not true, they don't.
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"Your skin shrinks – the embalming fluid dehydrates you and your skin shrinks, so it looks like your hair and nails grow.
"But your boobs are gonna stay the same and the skin will shrink around them and eventually decompose."
People were quick to comment on Gerald's video, with one writing: "I’ve just messaged my friend who has implants and told her".
"Thank God…I paid a lot for these beauties," another said.
"My bf said he’s keeping mine if I die first," a third joked.
As someone else wrote: "So we will stay sexy until dead."
"Imagine archaeologists in thousands of years finding a bunch of breast implants," another laughed.
And others praised Gerald for sharing his wealth of knowledge, with one writing: "I’ve learned things here I would have never thought I would learn."
"I love your channel I learn so much!"
Other recent questions Gerald has answered is whether or not they remove contact lenses from a dead person, to which he said that he doesn't remove them because they don't affect the autopsy.
Someone else asked if it's true that people commonly poo when they pass away, as Gerald said it was but it's "not my favourite thing".
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"It's nothing to be ashamed of, it's totally natural," he said.
"I would say two or three out of 10 cases (do)."
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