You’re near death. Tongue hanging out. Saliva dripping to the floor. Too much to drink? Rat poison? How about Ludwig’s Angina? Your tongue swells to the point that it blocks off your ...

Infections, scarring and hepatitis B and C are just some of the health problems caused by body piercing. Laurence Monneret/The Image Bank via Getty Images Throughout history, body piercing has been a ...

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Body piercing is popular today in the United States and other western societies. One common type of body piercing is tongue piercing, which involves placing a "barbell"-type stud through the tongue.

Once ubiquitous in every 90s teen movie, tongue rings still have an allure of ~mystery~ around them — especially if you were far too scared to get one (read: me). Thankfully Brian Skellie, medical ...

It's not uncommon these days to see people pierce their tongues and accessorized their teeth with gems and all sorts of jewellery to look good (and maybe cool?) but most times they end up creating ...

These days, it’s not uncommon to come across people who have modified their bodies in one way or another. There are people who prefer to do something simple like getting a helix ear piercing and there ...

Not long ago, “piercing” meant one hole per earlobe and only in women. Today, both women and men get pierced, and in addition to the ear, other body parts may be pierced for erotic enhancement: the ...

If your teenager suddenly says they want a tongue piercing, your first instinct might be to freak out a bit. But before you tell them no or roll your eyes, take a breath. It's worth understanding why ...