This will depend on many things. If you have been keeping it clean and following the instructions that the person who pierced it gave you, it should be healing nicely. If it is no longer sore or red, you can probably change it after only two weeks (unless the piercer said otherwise, in which case you should follow their advice).
If and when you do change it (no matter how long you've left it in) it is best to immediately put another eyebrow ring in rather than leaving it empty for a time. Also be aware that it may become red or sore again after you change it. Make sure if the piercing is fairly new that you continue to follow the piercer's insructions (keeping it clean and turning it). If it gets very red, swollen, and sore and/or it oozes pus, keep the earring in, clean it, and put a little ointment (such as Neosporin) on it. If it stays that way for more than a day or two, please see a doctor.
Yes. After two weeks you can consider changing the jewellery, however don't go putting cheap garbage in the new piercing. If you want something new buy it from a body piercing studio, not some stand in the mall selling "body jewellery". Most of the mall vendors are selling garbage and don't care if your nose piercing falls off or not. Body Piercing Studios sell quality material and usually have a wide sellection of nice stuff to choose from and will be able to help you change the jewellery safely and properly so the piercing isn't irritated needlessly. Happy Piercings!!
it is totally normal when you have a tongue piercing to get a kind of discharge, it's the body's way of healing itself. This normally appears for 1-2 weeks. If it carries on see your doctor, but it should heal on its own.
When you first get your piercing, with any piercing, the people that do the piercing they use their own equipment and normally you choose they kind of stud you want. So yes you do have to get a stud first. Normally you have to wait 6 weeks before you can change any piercing, just so your skin can get used to it and also to decrease the risk of an infection.
I Recommend You Do NOT Even Think About Piercing This Your Self, This Piercing Especially Should Be Done By Professional ONLY. The Tongue Is A Very Important Muscle In Your Body, There Are 2 Main Vains Below Your Tongue, If Either Of These Are Hit This Will Cause You To Bleed Heavily And Possibly Become Paralised So Think Twice Before You Think Of Doing This.
YOU DON'T. How in the heck would you shove such a blunt and wide bar through your tongue? Piercing your own tongue is a horrible idea. You could hit an artery and bleed to death. Go to a professional
Don't pierce your own tongue. You can impede your speech permanently if you do so. Go see a professional and they will gladly do it. It takes less time, and in general is an easier way about things.
The piercing fees would not change regardless of what you have, there are costs to providing services and these need to be covered.
Swelling goes down in two weeks, the piercing has a light heal by six weeks and a full heal by one year. Any time under a year the piercing can react to various health issues, getting sick or catching a cold for example. But no professional body piercer will consider a piercing seasoned until it's a year old.The tongue is actually the fastest healing of all piercings due to the nature of the organ. The pain and swelling should stop within two weeks max, and the tongue should accept the jewelry and heal itself within two to three months. Other piercings may take up to a year to heal completely, but this is not the case with the tongue as it is cartilage-free and is a solid muscle therefore healing more quickly than connective tissue.The tongue is two muscle complexes joined in the center by connective tissue and still requires an appropriate time to heal and season. 6~8 weeks for a light heal but is considered seasoned after a one year period. Based on over 17 years of providing professional piercing services in a licensed piercing facility.The swelling should go down in a bout a week. Maybe longer if you try to eat or just play with it a lot. You shouldn't change it till the swelling has completely gone down which may take anywhere from 1-3 months.Tongue piercings take 6 to 8 weeks to get a light heal, but the tongue is far from healed in that time, it can take another 2 months for the tongue to heal completely if not more depending on the level of your health.A tongue piercing without complications can fully heal in four weeks. With complications, it may never heal and might have to be surgically closed. Every body piercing can result in sepsis and even death.6 to 8 weeks for a light heal however it will take 6 months for the body to season and toughen the piercing to the point it can be removed for short periods of time (hour or two max) under the first year.
Naah, Your probably gonna die.. awk << WRONG!! << You swallow weird after a tongue piercing because it is swollen... I know because I have one of my own... it should take up to a month to heal if you don't move your tongue... Mine took a week for the swelling to go down but if it is swollen after a month then you weren't moving your tongue... If it helps you put crushed ice one your tongue and you will be okay...
A Double Tongue Piercing Can Rip A Hole In Your Tongue Because Imagine If You Have 2 Piercings In Your Tongue, 1 Behind The Other, Close Together What Happens When You Catch The Bars Between Your Teeth Whilst Exercising Ect. The Bar Has No Other Option Other Than To Rip The 2 Together In Some Cases It Has Been Known For The Bar To Be Ripped Straight Out The Tongue Leaving The Tongue In 2 Halves, I Myself Have 2 Tongue Piercings One Behind The Other & I Have To Be Cautios Of Ripping Them Together As They Are So Close.
Honestly, I haven't heard of any cases like that but there could be something out there. But even if no one has died, it doesnt make it any less dangerous. Piercing the tongue is tricky because there are some pretty large veins in that area. There have been quite a few cases of people getting tongue piercings by someone with little experience and losing significant amounts of blood- to the point that they need transfusions. Also, piercing yourself significantly raises the risk of infection. If your piercing does get infected and you dont treat it in time, the infection could spread and end up in your bloodstream- thats called sepsis. Sepsis is incredibly dangerous and can be deadly. Bottom line- piercing yourself is not safe, especially not with a tongue piercing.
Most studios won't use your own barbell unless it was used for a previous tongue piercing you had. See we need to know what the barbell is made of , some barbells available from "novelty stores" are generally junk and that's the last thing we want to put into your tongue. Now if the barbell is the right size for your piercing and you can confirm it's good quality, and the piercer is good with that, they will need to autoclave it before it can be used. This involves putting it in the autoclave to sterilize it before it can be considered safe for a new piercing. So your best bet is to call your local body piercing studio's and see what they have to say. So will, some won't, others might.
Yes, it is possible. As long as you have about 1cm of space between the tip of your tongue and your tongue frenulum, you can get this part of your tongue pierced. You may also get your tongue pierced off-center, either to the left hand or right hand side of your tongue, if you are too tongue tied to have a central tongue piercing. If neither of these is possible, and you still wish to have an oral piercing, then a tongue frenulum piercing or a "smiley" piercing are optional._________________________It should also be noted that an oral surgeon can perform a lingual frenectomy which will allow you more room. It may mess with your speech for a few days to a couple weeks but your tongue will be more nimble in the end and may in fact improve your speech. This is not a risky procedure when performed by an oral surgeon but you can damage glands at the base of your tonge and on the floor of your mouth if you attempt it yourself and infection is probable if done on your own. Risk of infection which could lead to death if not dealt with properly, glandular damage, the probability of shock which will cause you to pass out and could lead to other problems, uncontrollable bleeding and other factors are all issues if attempted on your own.It depends on how badly your tongue is tied, you would be best to talk to your local professional body piercer. If there is too much restriction or the web is too developed it would be dangerous to even consider trying to pierce it.