As a young woman in art school — at the exploratory age of 20 — there were two things I wanted above all else: To have a kitten and to get a tongue piercing. I wanted a kitten because I had been ...

Once ubiquitous in every 90s teen movie, tongue rings still have an allure of ~mystery~ around them — especially if you were far too scared to get one (read: me). Thankfully Brian Skellie, medical ...

A tongue piercing takes about six to eight weeks to heal. However, your healing time depends entirely on how you care for your new piercing. Call your doctor if you have signs of infection. Read on to ...

Dear Gary: I am writing with the permission of my parents, and I hope you will help convince my parents that it is safe and OK for me to get my tongue pierced. I am 16 years old, a good student and do ...

Infection occurs when bacteria become trapped inside the piercing. Tongue piercings — especially new ones — are more prone to infections than other piercings because of all the bacteria in your mouth.

Tongue piercing was a ritual tradition of the Maya and the Aztecs, ancient and -- apparently -- gap-toothed peoples. Now the dental cause and effect has been established: Those who choose to pierce ...

“Just don’t do it — it is not worth it,” Ms Bell, 25, of Woodville South said. “I was in agony from it and now I’m in financial pain.” TELL US: Share your piercing experiences below While the original ...

Other than that, it heals like getting a tongue piercing, and you need to keep it clean with sea salt soaks.” If Lanig ever decided to join his tongue back together, there is a surgical procedure that ...

A MOTHER has revealed that she let her 12-year-old daughter get her tongue pierced. Whitney Ainscough, 31, a mum from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, claimed that people will “judge” her for it, but she ...