Compositions comprising translucent, dehydrated placental tissue and methods of preparing and using those tissues are provided. Repeated dehydration techniques may produce translucent, dehydrated placental tissues, including translucent, dehydrated placental membrane and umbilical cord, with improved visualization and/or handling characteristics. The present invention also includes methods of healing a wound of the skin, eye, nerve, tendon, muscle, dental region, or dura, including burns, comprising applying the translucent, dehydrated placental tissues of the invention to the wound.