Also note that the tongue piercing is not gender specific.
Some people find that taking Ibuprofen or similar anti-inflammatory drugs can greatly reduce the swelling associated with a tongue piercing.
It is possible to use a (stretched) tongue piercing as a first step to tongue splitting.
Before splitting with any method, some choose to have a well-healed tongue piercing where the back end of the split is intended to be.
He has a new tongue piercing to show off.
Everyone with a tongue piercing gets rid of it in a year or two.
And a tongue piercing might have a residue of saliva.
See a picture of a swallowed tongue piercing .
There has been a single case reported where Ludwig's angina was thought to be caused by a recent tongue piercing.