These are the contributing steps to solving the mysteries of hearing and balance disorders. Today's generation has benefitted, however, from temporal bone research performed years ago. If you have a hereditary hearing or balance impairment, then you may be concerned about the hearing of your children's children, and their children. Or you may simply wish to help scientists and clinicians learn about hearing and balance disorders so that children and adults in future generations may be able to choose to treat their condition and restore or improve hearing or balance. No, there is no disfigurement after a temporal bone removal.
Many donors have open casket funerals.
No, any costs associated with temporal bone removal will be picked up by the laboratory receiving the pledge. The temporal bones must be removed as soon as possible. Typically, they are removed within 24 hours. Funeral plans are typically not disturbed. The temporal bones must be removed within 24 hours after death and there is no facial disfigurement.