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| | '''Inflation of the scrotum and other bits via saline solution''' |
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| <p>A <b>tongue piercing</b> is one of the most common, popular, and easy-to-heal piercings done.
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| </p><p>There are two common reasons that might stop you from getting your tongue pierced. First, are overly prominent veins on the bottom of the tongue. Sometimes they can be avoided (so you may want to get a second opinion from an experienced piercer if you are told no), but there are rare cases where it would not be safe. The second thing that can make a tongue piercing difficult (or impossible) is an overly prominent <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Tongue_web" title="Tongue web">tongue web</a>. If it is too long and tight, you won't be able to stick out your tongue, making it difficult to pierce. In addition, a piercing might painfully rub on the webbing.
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| <table class="toc" id="toc"><tr><td><div id="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Placement"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Placement</span></a></li>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Procedure"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Procedure</span></a></li>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Healing_and_aftercare"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Healing and aftercare</span></a></li>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Long_term_health_issues"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Long term health issues</span></a></li>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Jewelry"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Jewelry</span></a></li>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#History_and_culture"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">History and culture</span></a></li>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Risks"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Risks</span></a></li>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li>
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| <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Placement">Placement</span></h2>
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| <p>They are generally done centrally and vertically through the body of the tongue. Off-center piercings are also a valid option, as is the much rarer <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Horizontal_tongue_piercing" title="Horizontal tongue piercing">horizontal tongue piercing</a>. Other rare placements include <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Tongue_orbital" title="Tongue orbital">tongue orbitals</a> and other <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Tongue_surface_piercing" title="Tongue surface piercing">tongue surface piercings</a>. Related piercings include the <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Tongue_web_piercing" title="Tongue web piercing">tongue web piercing</a>.
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| Tongue piercings are generally considered very useful for <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Oral_sex" title="Oral sex">oral sex</a>; although that's definitely not the only reason people get the piercing! The location of the piercing should match the style of oral sex you will be performing... Some people find that piercings closer to the tip work well if you will be performing oral sex on women, with deeper piercings being slightly better for men.
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Procedure">Procedure</span></h2>
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| <p>Some piercers make the claim that tongue piercings should be pierced from the bottom up. Most do not, and to be blunt, it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. It's just the personal preference of the piercer.
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Healing_and_aftercare">Healing and aftercare</span></h2>
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| <p>When a tongue piercing is first done, a great deal of swelling occurs, which usually lasts as much as a week (some people find this first week very painful to the point where sleeping is difficult, but most people experience very little pain from tongue piercing). Total healing time is about a month, during which aftercare is limited to occasionally rinses with either <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Salt_water" title="Salt water">salt water</a> or a mild <a href="/index.php?title=Mouthwash" title="Mouthwash">mouthwash</a>.
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Long_term_health_issues">Long term health issues</span></h2>
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| <p>Tongue piercings carry with them almost no infection or risks directly related to the piercing (like cancer), but they do carry a large risk of tooth chipping; after all, if you bite down hard on a steel bead, what do you think will happen to your tooth? However, the risk of <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Chipped_teeth" title="Chipped teeth">chipped teeth</a> can be almost totally eliminated by wearing properly sized jewelry. For healing and initial piercing, the tongue jewelry should be 50% longer than the thickness of the tongue (normally this is 3/4"), but once healed it is very important that a shorter bar be installed.
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| </p><p>It should be noted that tongue piercing can (indirectly) lead to death. For example, if you get in a car accident, are brought to the hospital, and need a breathing tube inserted, it can be blocked by the tongue jewelry. If the doctors are inexperienced in dealing with piercings, this can mean no breathing tube. Even if they are, it can delay the breathing tube long enough to leave you with brain damage. While this only affects a <b>tiny</b> percentage of people who get their tongues pierced, it is important to think about these indirect risks with all piercings.
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Jewelry">Jewelry</span></h2>
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| <p>Most tongue piercings are performed using a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Straight_barbell" title="Straight barbell">straight barbell</a> in 14ga to 10ga using a standard <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Needle_piercing" title="Needle piercing">needle piercing</a> procedure. Other piercers have performed this piercing using a <a href="/index.php?title=Scalpel" title="Scalpel">scalpel</a>, cutting lengthwise along the grain of the tongue to install 2ga or 0ga initial jewelry, usually a <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Teflon" title="Teflon">Teflon</a> plug or even <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Wooden_jewelry" title="Wooden jewelry">wooden jewelry</a>; other people choose to stretch to these sizes. In the larger sizes, people may choose to wear hollow barbells with <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Smartie_beads" title="Smartie beads">smartie beads</a> to reduce the weight and stress on the surrounding tissue.
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="History_and_culture">History and culture</span></h2>
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| <p>In the modern historical sense, the piercing was "first" done on <a href="/index.php?title=Tattoo_Samy" title="Tattoo Samy">Tattoo Samy</a>, a German artist, using a 10ga <a href="/index.php?title=Dermal_Punch" title="Dermal Punch">Dermal Punch</a> in <a href="/index.php?title=1978" title="1978">1978</a> (documented in <a href="/index.php?title=Piercing_Fans_International_Quarterly" title="Piercing Fans International Quarterly">PFIQ</a> if memory serves). In addition, the Ripley's Archive contains photos of sideshow performers not long into the 20th century wearing barbells in what appear to be healed tongue piercings. <a href="/index.php?title=Paul_King" title="Paul King">Paul King</a> adds,
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| </p><p>The tongue has a long history of <i>temporary</i> piercing for religious and performance practices. We know Mesoamericans such as the Aztecs practiced tongue piercing as well as other perforations as a part of blood offerings to their deities. Islamic <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Fakir" title="Fakir">Fakirs</a> and Sufis from the Middle East, and Asian Spirit Mediums of the Far East practiced tongue piercing as an offering and proof of trance state. The reason for the central <a href="/index.php?title=Aboriginal_Australian" title="Aboriginal Australian">Aboriginal Australian</a> holy man's practice of piercing the tongue remains unknown.
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| </p><p>From the turn of the 20th century, Western Carnies borrowed many of their sideshow tricks from fakirs bringing to American and European audiences their first glimpses of tongue piercing. <a href="/index.php?title=Elayne_Angel" title="Elayne Angel">Elayne Angel</a> is largely responsible for the popularity of tongue piercing today; she is credited with being the first person with a tongue tip and multiple tongue piercings.
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Risks">Risks</span></h2>
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Galvanic_Corrosion" title="Galvanic Corrosion">Galvanic Corrosion</a>
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2>
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Tongue" title="Tongue">Tongue</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Horizontal_Tongue_Piercing" title="Horizontal Tongue Piercing">Horizontal Tongue Piercing</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Tongue_Surface_Piercing" title="Tongue Surface Piercing">Tongue Surface Piercing</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Tongue_Web_Piercing" title="Tongue Web Piercing">Tongue Web Piercing</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Tongue_Rim_Piercing" title="Tongue Rim Piercing">Tongue Rim Piercing</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Tongue_Splitting" title="Tongue Splitting">Tongue Splitting</a>
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2>
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| <ul><li>BMEzine's <a class="external text" href="http://www.bmezine.com/media/all/pierce/02-tongue/" rel="nofollow">tongue piercing</a> gallery
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| </li><li><a class="external text" href="http://www.safepiercing.org/piercing/oral-piercing-risks/" rel="nofollow">APP's Oral Piercing Risks</a>
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| | Caution must be taken to ensure that both the [[Saline|saline]] and the drip tubes and needles are [[Sterile|sterile]] -- if not, a potentially life-threatening [[Infection|infection]] can ''easily'' be drawn inside the body. |
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| | Most commonly, the result is a gangrenous growth which, if it spreads is fatal. Gangrenous growths must be amputated to avoid metastasis. A gangrenous growth associated with genitalia can result in the loss of the genitals (both the testes and the penis) and, in extreme cases, the lower limbs. |
