Mortuary Student Reveals Aftermath of a Stabbing, Gunshot or Dog Attack

A mortuary student has revealed what the aftermath of cancer, a dog attack, a stabbing or a gunshot wound look like.

Madison Acor has been posting clips to TikTok sharing aspects of her course at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science (PIMS).

Acor posted a clip to her account, @madi_acor, showing the day 3 syllabus, her class learned facial reconstruction on what 3D models they called "headzos."

The clip, posted on Sunday, garnered more than 4 million views, as Acor captioned it: "I cant wait to show you guys the other headzos soon!!"

She explained the students use clay and wax to reconstruct features following injuries, thought to be for families to view their loved ones during an open casket.

WARNING: This video contains graphic footage that could be disturbing to some readers

Acor explained she got "knifzo," as she filmed the 3D head, modeled on a victim who had suffered horrific stab wounds.

After that clip blew up, Acor stuck to her word and shared a look at the other "headzos," with the clip, posted on Monday, already racking up more than a million views. It can be seen here.

She captioned it: "Trigger Warning!! Here are all the other headzo's that students have a chance to work on while here at Mortuary School!"

Filming rows of heads, Acor said: "Here are all the heads that are laid out. So this would be dogzo.

"This was actually a 12-year-old girl who was attacked by a dog. And as you guys can see there's a lot of restoration in the face area, especially the lip, the nose, and that eye there.

"And she actually had lost an ear in the incident, so we would have to create all of these features and create an ear as well.

"On this next one this is carzo, so he was in a car accident. And you guys can see there's a little bit of restoration here on the eye, one the nose, a lot in the lip area.

"And if you actually get this one at mortuary school, we actually have to do facial hair on this one as well, just because the damage isn't as severe.

"So this next one is gunzo, as you guys can see there's a lot of trauma on the side of the face, on the eye, on the top of part the head, on the ear. So we'd go and, same thing, just fill all that in, soft-wax it over, then add cosmetics and everything else as well."

Next she filmed the head she was working on, knifezo, as she says: "So next is knifezo, she was the victim of a stabbing unfortunately. And you guys can see the large slice in the face and on the ear, little bit of lip reconstruction, wounds along the neck.

WARNING: This video contains graphic footage that could be disturbing to some readers

"There's a big gash I kind of zoomed in right there for you. And there's another big gash on her ear. There's lots of little cuts along her as well, kind of scattered all over."

She also filmed the face of an older person, saying: "So next was an older woman who had died of cancer unfortunately. So right on the forehead, you can see there'd be a little bit of reconstruction. There was a portion of her neck missing due to the cancer.

"And up here you can see a little bit of her mouth, a good part of her cheek and nose, and then right on her eyebrow and a little bit of reconstruction on her ear as well. The one that makes this one tricky is the texture of the skin."

Numerous people commented on the clips, with Brat saying: "This is so scary to address how often deaths this gory actually happen."

While people praised the work Acor does, Saiko said: "My sister was in a terrible accident that left her pretty much deformed and people like you allowed for it to still be an open casket thank you."

Holly King commented: "My friend had been in a car accident where she was ejected and ran over by her vehicle and pinned by a tree... the restoration to her face was amazing."

Kelly commented: "I simply could not do it. I could not. Y'all are angels."

Vinny64 wrote: "My mom died from a fall and had a bad head wound and people like you were able to make her look so much better for her funeral."

Kimbel Duffin added: "I'm so glad that there are people who WANT to do this. It takes a brave kind of person!!"

Responding to numerous comments, Acor added: "I'm in this career field so I can help as many people as possible."

While it wasn't confirmed which exact course Acor is taking, PIMS explained there's a section on "restorative art principles," giving students the skills "in providing esthetics for the traditional process of funeralization."

It said: "Lectures cover the basic principles of proportion, size, and shape of the individual features of the face. This phase is closely tied in with the anatomical features of bone structure and facial muscles.

"In this course the student is prepared to deal with reconstruction processes which become necessary from time to time when the body becomes distorted or disfigured by traumatic injury or disease. Suturing, hypodermic injection, treatments of discoloration, burned areas, as well as reproduction of facial features and hair are covered.

"Cosmetic types and uses are covered thoroughly. The course also includes the color theory and lighting as they apply to the funeral home environment."

Newsweek reached out to Acor for comment.