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Will a healed tongue piercing close?

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About tongue piercings, it is true thattonguepiercings do not completely close up if theyhavecompletely healed before the tongue stud isremoved.If the tongue piercing is removed for even onenight, itwill partially close up as it is a muscle,which isvery unlike ear piercings.


Similarly, it is asked, how long does it take for a tongue piercing to close?

So 6 months, it took only 2 hours to startclosingup. 7 years, it took 2 days to close up. It'sfunny, itclosed up about 2 weeks ago and I still do thehabitualmovements of attempting to play withthepiercing.

One may also ask, do tongue piercings leave scars? Tongue piercings rarely leaveanyscars or marks when removed. In fact, they canclosevery quickly.

Secondly, how long can you leave piercings out?

six weeks

How do I get plaque off my tongue piercing?

Just take your bottom ball out and replace it withyourextra one, place the dirty ball in the denture cleanersolution(denture tab + water) and let it sit overnight. You mayhave tobrush it a little to remove the loosened plaque butitshould be completely free of plaque atthispoint.

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What is the purpose of a tongue ring?

A tongue piercing is one of the mostcommonpiercings that people get in order to increase sexualstimulation.Tongue rings enhance the pleasure derived fromoral sex, forboth men and women. The barbell of the ring canbe used by askilled lover to tease, stimulate and pleasure apartner whenperforming oral sex.

Vianney Pompeu

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What can I eat with a new tongue piercing?

Foods like mashed potatoes and oatmeal are hardtoeat because they stick to your mouth and jewelry.Jewelry:For tongue piercings; try to keep your tonguefromtwisting in your mouth when you eat because youcanbite the jewelry when your tongueturns.

Fujun Ascorbe

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What happens if I swallowed my tongue ring?

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If the tongue ring clears your windpipe,allowing you to breathe, it will pass through your intestinesandstomach as normal food would. However, you body will not be abletodigest the tongue ring. In a matter of days,thepiercing should pass completely throughyourbody.

Birame Haritschelhar

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What mouthwash should I use for tongue piercing?

It's best to use a sea salt-based oral rinselikeRecovery Oral Piercing Aftercare - AlcoholFreeMouthwash or H2Ocean Oral Rinse. Alternatively, you canmakea homemade sea salt solution to swish around your mouthmorning,night, and after meals.

Javi Ilyahin

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How painful is tongue piercing?

If you breathe in for a count of 5 and breathe out foracount of 5, the piercing pain will be over beforeyou'redone exhaling. Your eyes may water a bit, but once the needleisthrough, the piercing pain is over. Most peoplewithtongue piercings report that it doesn't hurt atallwhen the jewelry goes in.

Marika Zawada

Pundit

Can the tongue grow back?

If your tongue is not cut into twoseparatepieces, but split with a connecting end, it canheal/growback to a different shape but not unrecognisable.Withreconstructive procedures it can even grow backtoits original shape. If it is not cauterized properly, thetonguecan heal back to form a lesspronouncedfork.

Ylenia Quambusch

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How do you clean tongue piercings?

A sea salt rinse is 1/8 teaspoon of sea saltdissolvedinto 8 oz of warm water. Continue to rinse for 6-8 weeks.Gentlybrush your tongue in the morning and at nightafterbrushing your teeth.

Jerold Malaspina

Pundit

Is it bad to leave earrings in all the time?

Leaving Out Too Long
Yes, you can take your earrings out after6-8weeks if they feel ready, but don't leave them out!Theywill still close quickly since they're relatively new.Leaveyour earrings in as often as you can for roughlya yearbefore going extended periods withoutthem.

Aifang Pflucher

Pundit

What happens if you change your earring before 6 weeks?

The recommended time period that youshouldwait before changing your earrings is 6 weeks.This isthe amount of time that it will take forthepiercing to heal completely. For some people thishealing period maybe shorter or longer. If you leaveyour earrings outovernight, your holes will closeup.

Sheriffo Gock

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Do septum piercings close up fast?

Do septum piercings close fully? If you'vekeptthe piercing in for more than a few months, the hole maynotever fully heal. However, it will shrink a great deal, and duetothe placement of the piercing it's unlikely anyone willeversee the hole anyway.

Bel Ryjenko

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How long can I leave my nose ring out without it closing?

Removing the ring from a new nostrilpiercingcan cause it to close up within 24 hours. The insideof thenostril is lined with mucous membranes, which seal shutquicklywithout jewelry in them. The hole on the outsideof yournose will remain open longer.

Lucyna Planken

Teacher

How long can I leave my earrings out after 3 months?

You cannot remove them for 6 weeks, afterwhichyou can remove them, but should try to onlydothis to change earrings. You can leavethemout for much longer periods after6months. 3 months should be alright.

Odeta Vinces

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Can I take my earrings out after 3 weeks?

The recommended time period that you should waitbeforechanging your earrings is 6 weeks. This is theamountof time that it will take for the piercing tohealcompletely. The main concern with taking out earringsbeforethey are fully healed is the ear tunnel closing up,andinfection.

Latonya Hosta

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How do you reopen a closed ear piercing?

Manually Opening the Earring Hole
  1. Feel the back of your earlobe.
  2. Lubricate your earlobe.
  3. Stretch the earring hole.
  4. Coat the disinfected earrings with a lubricant.
  5. Insert the earring into the piercing hole.
  6. Wiggle the earring in the piercing hole.
  7. Twist the earring though to reopen the hole.
  8. Push the earring through.

Suellen Calduch

Reviewer

Can I change my piercing after 4 weeks?

Can I change my earrings 4 weeksafterpiercing? There is a reason the standard is sixweeks.That reason is, that nearly all earlobes have thetissue densityand type to heal properly in that amount of time, andnearly allbodies have the correct healing response todolikewise.

Henda Lucher

Reviewer

How long can you take a lip piercing out before it closes?

Generally it will take around three months forapiercing to close up, and this may prove to bejustslightly faster for a lip piercing as lippiercingsare notorious for closing very quickly. Thus ifyou wantyour lip piercing to completely close,thenyou need to just leave the ring out for thisamountof time.

Gelasio Avatyan

Reviewer

Can you die from a tongue piercing?

Doctors are warning that tongue piercingscouldlead to fatal infections, after a 22-year-old Israelimandied in hospital weeks after getting histonguepierced. Although this is a rare case, oral physicianssaythere is always a risk of infection when surgery is performedinthe mouth.

Bara Erdoiza

Reviewer

How long after a tongue piercing can you give oral?

You'll also have to be careful to preventbacteriagetting into the mouth which means no smoking, kissing,putting yourhands in your mouth OR engage in oral sex.You shouldavoid this for as long as possible, withmany websitesadvising against oral sex for at least4-6weeks.

Jeniffer Muhlmeyer

Supporter

Can your tongue be numbed before you get it pierced?

Yes, it is possible to have your tongue numbedbeforegetting it pierced. However, numbing thetonguemay make it more difficult for you tofeel ifsomething is incorrect or wrong about thepiercing,until it is too late.

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