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| [[File:TongueSplitting.jpg|thumb|right|180px]] | | [[File:Flesh_tunnels_studio.jpg|thumb|right|Example of stainless steel flesh tunnels]] |
| | '''Flesh tunnels''' are tubes that are placed through stretched piercings. Most commonly, they are placed through [[earlobe piercings]], but may also be worn in [[nipple piercings]], [[frenums]], [[hood piercings]], [[tongue piercings]], or practically any larger piercing. |
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| The '''[[Tongue|tongue]] splitting''' procedure is the central [[Bifurcation|bifurcation]] of the tongue, so as to achieve a "forked tongue." With practice, each half can be separately controlled.
| | [[File:FleshTunnel.jpg|thumb|right|Flesh tunnel in lobe]] |
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| == Contents == | | ==See Also== |
| # [[Placement]]
| | * [[Stretching]] |
| # [[Procedure]]
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| ## [[#Oral surgery|Oral surgery]]
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| ## [[#Tie-off|Tie-off]]
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| ## [[#Scalpelling|Scalpelling]]
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| ## [[#Cauterizing|Cauterizing]]
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| ## [[#Suturing|Suturing]]
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| ## [[#Risks|Risks]]
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| # [[Healing and aftercare]]
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| # [[Long-term health issues]]
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| # [[History]]
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| # [[Reversal]]
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| # [[Legality]]
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| # [[Related risks]]
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| # [[External links]]
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| == Placement ==
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| The median fibrous septum that centrally divides the tongue is cut, separating the two lateral halves of the tongue. Done carefully, very little damage should be done in the process.
| | * [http://news.bme.com/2013/01/27/early-ear-tunnel-design-precursors/ BME article: Early Ear Tunnel Design Precursors] |
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| == Procedure ==
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| Tongue splitting can be accomplished by one or more of the following methods:
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| === Oral surgery ===
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| The most recommended method is to seek an oral surgeon. Any oral surgeon who uses a laser should be able to bifurcate a tongue with ease, providing their ethics allow it.
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| === Tie-off ===
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| Another one of the early methods; this procedure requires an already-healed tongue piercing in order to tie a tight loop parallel to the split along the center of the tongue,
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| === Scalpelling ===
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| To put it simply, the tongue is split down the middle using a blade. This is generally very bloody, and this bleeding can be difficult to control.
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| === Cauterizing ===
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| A cauterized tongue splitting is similar to a scalpelled tongue splitting,
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| === Suturing ===
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| Suturing pulls the top skin of the tongue down into the split,
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| === Risks ===
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| Assuming the procedure is done by a doctor, the risks are negligible,
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| == Healing and aftercare ==
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| Tongue splitting takes about as long to heal as tongue piercing does.
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| == Long-term health issues ==
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| Initial bleeding and infection can be a risk, especially with home-jobs.
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| == History ==
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| Tongue splitting, to some, a pinnacle of "Khechari Mudra" practices,
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| == Reversal ==
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| By removing the skin on the inside of the split and then suturing the tongue back together,
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| == Legality ==
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| Having a tongue splitting is legal everywhere except in the US military,
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| == Related risks ==
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| * [[Lemierre's syndrome]]
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| * [[lingual hemorrhage]]
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| * [[Regrowth]]
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| * [[Stiff scars]]
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| * [[Sublingual damage]]
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| * [[tongue swelling]]
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| == External links == | |
| * [http://news.bme.com/2012/09/06/fifteen-years-of-tongue-splitting/ BME article: 15 Years of Tongue Splitting] | |
