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.