How do you pierce your tongue at home?

Answer 1

Get in your car, drive to the most reputable piercing shop in your area, pay the $55 to get it pierced, go in the back room, watch them set-up, watch them change gloves, agree on placement, watch them stick the needle through, watch them stick the jewelry in, listen carefully to all care instructions, go home and care for it properly and if any issues arise call your piercer. What I am trying to get across is you need to see a professional because they do know far more than you about piercings and will be able to assist you should anything go wrong. Doing it at home without knowing how will greatly increase your risks and could ultimately lead to an inward travelling infection that could in theory attack your brain and kill you. There have only been two documented cases of that type of infection, but it is still a risk factor, especially with home jobs.

Answer 2

Don't Attempt ItNever try to pierce your tongue or any other body part yourself! Professional body piercers have been trained in proper procedures, both for the actual piercing, and proper sterilization of the instruments used for the piercing. You aren't. Though it might look simple, any time you pierce the skin, there is a danger of the wound (and piercing is a wound) becoming infected. While many infections can be minor and easily treated, many others aren't and can cause serious medical problems. Also, professional piercers know what is below the skin and exactly where to pierce and where not to pierce. You don't. You could pierce a nerve or other important parts, which can also cause serious medical problems.

Simply put, if you don't have the means to have a professional piercing, don't pierce!

The reasons you should not attempt to pierce your self should be obvious, but for those who think it's a "DIY" project, here's some food for thought.

Infection and contraction of MRSA, HIV, Meningitis, Hepatitis and Tetanus are all very serious health issues, MRSA is an antibiotic resistant bacteria that can in most cases land the unlucky individual in the hospital (and has been responsible for serious deformities and deaths). These infections has been caused by using unsterilized equipment and materials. Sterilization is not achieved by pouring alcohol over needles and jewellery, or burning these items over a fire or exposed flame. Microorganisms live in the fine fissures and cracks in needles and jewellery and only the high temperature and pressure of a steam Autoclave can render these and many other bacteria harmless.

The above reasons alone should be enough to sway anyone from thinking they can do it themselves. Professional body piercers have years for hands on training and education to enable them to make any piercing "look simple", when in fact they are considering dozens of things when they lay out a piercing and actually do it. So consider your lack of knowledge, training and skills before you attempt to do any self piercing, once you pierce it, it's damaged tissue. This makes it even more difficult for a professional piercer to leave you with a great looking piercing when the area we have to work with is damaged by self inflicted attempts.

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Answer 3

The reasons you should not attempt to pierce your self should be obvious, but for those who think it's a "DIY" project, here's some food for thought.

Infection and contraction of MRSA, HIV, Meningitis, Hepatitis and Tetanus are all very serious health issues, MRSA is an antibiotic resistant bacteria that can in most cases land the unlucky individual in the hospital (and has been responsible for serious deformities and deaths). These infections has been caused by using unsterilized equipment and materials. Sterilization is not achieved by pouring alcohol over needles and jewellery, or burning these items over a fire or exposed flame. Microorganisms live in the fine fissures and cracks in needles and jewellery and only the high temperature and pressure of a steam Autoclave can render these and many other bacteria harmless.

The above reasons alone should be enough to sway anyone from thinking they can do it themselves. Professional body piercers have years of hands on training and education to enable them to make any piercing "look simple", when in fact they are considering dozens of things when they lay out a piercing and actually do it. So consider your lack of knowledge, training and skills before you attempt to do any self piercing, once you pierce it, it's damaged tissue. This makes it even more difficult for a professional piercer to leave you with a great looking piercing when the area we have to work with is damaged by self inflicted attempts.

Tongue piercing in the hands of some one who knows nothing about the structures of the tongue can be fatal should a major artery or vessel structure be hit during the piercing. Tongue numbness and permanent damage to the nerves of the tongue can be done.

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