'I was given grandma's breast implants after her cremation - they weren't cheap'

06 February 2024 , 13:39

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She claims to have been offered her grandma's breast implants after her cremation (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images)

A woman couldn't believe what she was hearing when she was offered her late grandma's breast implants after her cremation. While implants made from non-metal materials are usually not removed before cremation, she claims the funeral home decided to take them out anyway.

Shortly after saying her final farewells to her beloved grandma, a team member from the funeral home took her aside to ask whether she'd like to take the breast implants home with her.

She simply said on TikTok: "We were offered to take my grandma's back." While it remains unclear whether she accepted them, another user shared how they collected their relative's implants and now keep them in a box in their home.

They said: "My aunt has them now in the box they put them in." It comes after a mortician who has made it his mission to normalise discussing death revealed what happens to a woman's breast implants when she is buried rather than cremated.

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Gerald, known as @big_led73 on TikTok, is regularly sent questions about the human body after death and how an autopsy is carried out by his 2.2 million followers. In his latest video, Gerald answered: "If a female has breast implants, are they removed or will the body decompose, becoming a skeleton with fake boobs?"

He confirmed if "they're yours" then "you're taking them to the grave" - and your body will decompose around them. Gerald said: "They're not removed. 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. They say your hair and nails keep growing after you die which is not true, they don't. 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."

Commenting on his clip, one user said: "I've learned things here I would have never thought I would learn." Another user added: "I think this one is my favourite question ever." A third user said: "I love your channel I learn so much." One more user added: "Thank God... I paid a lot for these beauties."

Paige Freshwater