Dissection of a dead body is a time honoured element of medical education as a component of learning human anatomy since the time of Vesalius. However, lately dissection of cadavers for teaching and training purposes is surrounded by many ethical and other uncertainities. Hence many universities have shifted towards alternative modalities of teaching involving cadaveric plastination, non-cadaveric models and computer-based imaging. Plastination is the process whereby the water and fat of the tissues are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that not only retain most properties of the original sample but also do not smell or decay. Specimens appear artistic, and do not undergo significant deterioration over many years of continuous use. Plastination no doubt, is a boon for Anatomy as well as for medical practitioners but is it feasible for undergraduate students studying Anatomy. This paper discusses the advantages of plastination as well as dissection and concludes why cadaver dissection should remain as an essential part and indispensible of undergraduate medical education. Conclusion: Plastination is a boon for medical practitioners as specimens appear artistic, and do not undergo significant deterioration over many years of continuous use and are thus easy to construe. But it should be reserved for those students who have completed the dissection of the body at least once and are aware of the 3-dimensional anatomy.