Getting and caring for an earring or piercing tongue

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Make sure you use sterilized utensils. If you become one, make sure the piercing open a package and sterilized needles used to make the piercing. This is important to prevent the spread of infections and diseases.
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Find good. Find a reputable artist any tattoos or piercings shop. Read the customer reviews on the internet for you to find out the artist's reputation and make sure that person has done his training with a reputable piercer.
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Ask permission. If you are under 18 years, be sure to ask permission from your parents or guardians before a piercing. You will need approval to do not waste your time carefully pierced anyway have to take off
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Store notes. It is important that the store of piercings or tattoos are in sterile conditions and clean. If you go to the store and did not seem immaculately clean, Do not get piercing there.
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It is normal to feel a little pain. The piercing itself does not hurt almost nothing. Initial recovery and swelling are the worst part.

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No te sorprendas. For the piercing itself, the artist will take a clip and put it on your tongue to hold it in place. This will protect you if you twist when you do drilling.

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You know what will happen. There will be more symptoms during 3 a 5 make first days after the piercing.^[1] You have swelling, slight bleeding, bruises and sensitivity, especially during the initial period.
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Ponte ice to reduce swelling. Drink lots of cold water and let some ice chips melt in your mouth to help reduce swelling. Make sure they are chunks of ice young so that your mouth will not freeze.
- No sucking pieces of ice, just let them melt in your mouth.
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Avoid potentially harmful objects or activities. Avoid snuff, the alcohol, large amounts of caffeine, oral sex (includingFrench Kiss), chewing gum and playing with the piercing during the initial week of recovery.
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Avoid spicy foods, Spicy, salty or acidic for a while. These could cause you burning in the piercing or near.
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There will be some discharge. Even if you follow our steps and do exactly what it says care sheet, There is the possibility that a whitish substance oozes drilling. This is normal, no infection, but just make sure it is us pus.

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Wash your mouth. After asking the piercing, wash with an alcohol-free mouthwash (without fluoride) during 4 The 5 twice daily until 60 seconds after meals and before bedtime.
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Clean the piercing. To clean the outside of the piercing, Check sea salt 2 a 3 times a day and wash with an antimicrobial soap max 2 times a day.
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Wash your hands. Always wash your hands with antibacterial soap before you clean or touch the piercing.^[2] Never touch it, unless you go to clean it.
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Dry the piercing properly. Dry it after cleaning with a paper towel or napkin instead of a towel or cloth. The towels can harbor germs and bacteria, so it is best to use a disposable paper product.

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Check regularly pellets. Sometimes, pellets tongue piercings can be unscrewed or loosened over time. It is important that you check often to see if you are well screwed. Hold the lower ball with one hand and with the other, adjusts the upper ball.^[3]
- Note: to thread the beads, recalls that rotate to the right and left adjusts the loose.
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Jewel get changed after the initial swelling goes down. Keep in mind that the original jewel should be replaced with a shorter one gem after the swelling goes down. Go to whoever did you drilling to make that change, because they usually have to be done during the recovery period.
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Choose the right style. Once the initial recovery process ends, you can choose any style for your tongue pierced. Just remember to know if you have metal allergies or if you are sensitive to certain materials.

Advice

Cold drinks help relieve and reduce swelling during recovery.
If you walk very busy, have on hand a bottle of water with salt at all times.
Keep your head elevated while you sleep to reduce swelling overnight.
Never take out the gem during the recovery phase.
Eat soft foods that do not irritate the piercing while you chew or do not want to interfere with the food piercing.
Take paracetamol to reduce swelling and pain.^[4]

If there is still swelling 1 Indeed month after piercing, see your doctor. The swelling should only last for 2 a 6 days.
Do not gargle with salt water too. This newly pierced tongue irritate and burn you.
Always remember to keep wearing the piercing at least 2 weeks before changing the jewel to not be closed. The piercing will close in 30 minutes if you take it out too soon.