Tongue Splitting

          This is a very bizarre but cool modification. Tongue splitting is when your tongue is cut down the middle to give it a "forked" or "snake" affect. There are multiple methods to split tongues; cutting with scalpel,tying off, and cauterising. When the scalpel method is used, your tongue is cut down the middle with a scalpel and both sides are stitched on the cut edges, this prevents the two sides from healing back together and also helps to create a more natural rounded look. Tying of the tongue is usually done when someone is doing the procedure themselves, it is done by putting fishing line tied threw a existing tongue piercing to the tip of the tongue and tightened, when the line has cut threw the tongue and become loose it is replaced with a tighter piece of fishing line and the cut is continued. This slow process is allows the tongue to heal as its being cut , which helps with blood control. Cauterising is when the tongue is burned in half using a very powerful laser or another type of professional unit, this process closes off blood vessels which ceases most bleeding. Primary healing of this takes about 1-2 weeks with complete healing in about a month, it may be awkward to talk and eat at first, but it does not take long to get used to. This is a very bizarre but cool  modification.


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