Tongue Piercing

Posted on July 10, 2007 in Uncategorized

tongue piercing.jpgTongue Piercing aka Venom Piercing or Viper bites, is the latest ‘in thing’. Its provocative and intriguing appeal has many youngsters hooked to it to enhance their looks and make a fashion statement. People find these as the benefits of Tongue Piercing –

A tongue piercing, might sound to be extremely painful, considering the kind of sensitive area a tongue is, but there is nothing to worry about. An experienced and qualified piercer would just slips the needle through the striated muscles of the tongue avoid blood vessels, just like a tailor slips a needle through the fabric.

Before you risk your tongue to a piercer, make sure that he has an Association of Professional Piercer’s Certificate. This would mean that you are in safe hands of a Certified Piercer. Another important precaution would be that you make sure that the needle used comes off a sealed package.

The first tongue barbell put within the piercing, is usually made up of implant quality stainless steel that does not cause any foreign body reaction on your tongue. It is important to note that the size of this barbell is slightly longer than you might have seen on your friend’s tongue. This is because the longer barbell gives room for the initial swelling and lessens the discomfort. When the swelling is reduced you can get a shorter barbell fixed.

A normal Tongue piercing would take 4-6 weeks to fully heal during which you will be advised against having any solid food, smoking and oral sex. You would require to rinse your mouth thoroughly with a particular antiseptic mouthwash recommended by your certified piercer. off-centre-piercing.jpg

You may also have to excuse yourself from talking, since the tongue would remain swelled up for about 3-4 days after piercing leaving your tongue movements uncoordinated. The swelling and numbness would completely mess up your phonetics.

There is a misconception that the mouth is dirty and tongue and oral piercings are more prone to infection and will take longer than other piercings to heal. But the truth is that it is almost impossible to develop an infection because your saliva contains enzymes like Ptyalin and Lingual antimicrobial Peptide (LAP) which are anti bacterial.

Most mouth jewelry takes the form of removable studs, hoops or barbell-shaped devices that are purchased commercially. Dentists are often the first to note any harmful effects resulting from the piercing process or the jewelry itself, such as fractures or cracks in the tooth structures caused by a metallic barbell stud. Additional negative effects include:

If you think you have weighed your pros and cons well… then you can go ahead and get yourself an attractive tongue piercing done… Best of Luck!

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7 Responses to “Tongue Piercing”

  1. Shanea Says:
    September 24th, 2007 at 4:58 am

    I Just wanted to say I love your site. Mostly because you do actually show pros and cons. I was looking up tongue piercing information and just kept getting a lot of negative responses. So thanks for the Honsty

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    October 5th, 2007 at 6:25 pm

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  3. Vanessa Says:
    October 17th, 2007 at 7:01 pm

    Hi,
    I just got my tongue pierced last night and im rather worried as the front right side of my tongue near the tip is numb, the bottom part still has feeling, Im wondering if this is normal and if it will go away? I also feel as if the placing of the piercing is crooked, im not worried about that so much, more disappointed as Iv wanted to do this for nearly 5 years now, could you pls send me a quick msg back so I know not to worry?

    Thankx
    Vanessa

  4. Ashley Says:
    November 8th, 2007 at 7:21 pm

    Hey thank you much, this was very informative… i love piercings i have mi septum, mi libret and mi snakebites done and im thinking about egtting mi venom to finish off my mouth ensamble. This helped me out a lot im not quite as nervous about them now. Thank you

  5. Zoey Says:
    December 3rd, 2007 at 8:48 am

    I just want to say thank you, I currently have my tounge pierced and my dentist is telling me I should remove it… I feel so naked with out it in…… I love it, and I’ve had it for a long time, but the gums in my teeth aren’t looking very well. Thank you anyways… This helped me a lot…

  6. leeanne Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 10:29 pm

    hi i was thinking about getting my tongue pierced. can anyone get their tongue pierced? i heard if there is veins or your tongue is too short then it can not be pierced is that true?

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