When you're caring for a melanated body, color matters.
Postmortem discoloration can present differently in melanin-rich skin, and knowing what you’re seeing is essential to choosing the appropriate treatment.
This course provides embalmers with a practical framework for recognizing, evaluating, and treating discoloration while preserving the natural depth, undertone, and appearance of melanated skin.
📅 Date: November 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00–9:00 PM ET
💻 Location: Virtual Classroom
🎥 Replay: Available after the live class
Join us for a 2-hour virtual learning experience focused on assessing, interpreting, and correcting postmortem discoloration in melanated bodies.
This Course Addresses Three Common Challenges
- Recognizing discoloration on melanated skin.
- Correcting discoloration without compromising the natural complexion.
- Bridging gaps in embalming education and treatment guidance for melanated bodies.
What You’ll Learn...
- Differentiate blood-related, pathological, traumatic, therapeutic, and postmortem discolorations.
- Distinguish intravascular from extravascular discoloration and understand how location impacts treatment.
- Evaluate discoloration using skin tone, value, undertone, lighting, pathology, and postmortem changes.
- Select appropriate arterial, supplemental, surface, and restorative treatments.
- Apply color theory to achieve natural-looking results.