Pagetheir kissing and try things they might not usually try if you didn’t have the piercing.
For those who would love to get their tongue pierced but think that there is no way that their boss would let
them wear it to work, don’t worry. You can still get it done. You can have a retainer put in that is clear plas-
tic. If you use the retainer in place of your regular piercing, nobody can even tell that you have your tongue
pierced.
Also, you can have fun with the piercing itself as a form of body adornment. Think outside the square and
think about all the fun attachments you can put on your barbell. There are rubber balls with little spikes on
them, which sounds like it could be painful, except that the spikes aren’t sharp; instead, they massage the other
person’s tongue. You could get an even larger ball than normal to make a really obvious difference, and it is
something your partner can actually play around with their tongue. Now your tongue is getting the massage.
UV attachments are great, especially if you are in a club or somewhere dark. If people see them glowing, they
think it is a bit of fun and want to kiss you. For something quite different, check out an attachment called the
UFO. It is a big ball with other little balls coming off around it, and it looks just like a UFO, hence the name
and a lot of fun!
If you do decide to go for a jewel that is slightly larger than normal, check it often to make sure it hasn’t
loosened off because you don’t want to end up swallowing an object that large. Just a minor warning: it does
happen that attachments loosen a little and get swallowed.
If you have decided to go for it and get your tongue pierced, then you will be eager to try it out on someone.
My advice would be to refrain and wait a bit. Your tongue needs time to heal (at least a week and a half), and
if the person you are kissing has the tiniest infection, you are likely to catch it. The human mouth is a very dirty
place, and your piercing can get infected very easily.
The best piece of advice I can give you is to put a rubber ball over your metal stud as much as you can, es-
pecially at night when nobody sees it anyway. Metal barbells may chip your teeth, especially if the piercing
is further forward in your mouth. Also, you will tend to play with it a lot because it is a foreign object in your
mouth and you will do it without thinking, causing tooth chippage. These rubber add-ons are cheap, and it is in
your best interest to pay a little now rather than a lot later for a dentist bill. Recapping chipped tooth enamel
is very expensive.
No matter how easy and tough you are, you should never pierce yourself. The tongue is an integral as well as a
very dirty part of the body. You can’t afford to take risks with your tongue given the very important role it plays.
There are so many blood vessels and veins in your tongue that if you puncture one then you could seriously
injure yourself, or even die from blood loss. Go to a professional parlor where the staff are professionals. Don’t
just think they choose a spot on your tongue and go for it. They know the tongue’s anatomy well and how to
position the piercing properly. They also have proper, sterilized equipment and the experience to do this kind
of job properly.
If you do decide to get your tongue pierced, then you will need to be particular and choose someone that has
been recommended to you and has a good reputation. It is better to pay more for a good safe piercing than to
save money and go for a botched job with infections. If you choose to go cheap, you may have to pay a doc-
tor’s fee at the end, anyway! A cheap piercer may be saving money by re-using equipment, sourcing inferior