I did not perform the surgery myself, I believe our good friend Igorsk did.
But from what I recall, he mentioned that the touch panel is only held
on by re-sealable adhesive. The question is, will it look the same when
you put the touch panel back on? My guess is yes (if you're carefull and
use the right tools to extract and pry the seams off. Again, you might
want to check with the
dis-assembler himself for
extra referrences ...