title: Method for identifying putrefied corpses by facial casting.
abstract: The authors developed an original method for casting the face of putrefied corpses, which allowed a three-dimensional facial cast of an individual to be made. This method used several stages: face restoration by subcutaneous injections of specific materials, casting by elastomer, then three-dimensional positive image building. This technique enabled the person to be recognized and then identified, and seems to be useful in such difficult cases.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Médecine Légale, Faculté de Médecine, Nice, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quatrehomme
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Garidel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grevin
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bailet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ollier
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes