Unlike your typical ear or nose piercing, this modification perforates one of your body’s most used muscles.
Wherever you get pierced, it will be sore and painful following the initial piercing.
This can also be used throughout the day to mitigate pain or swelling (viaHealthline).
Another thing to avoid is any alcohol-based mouthwash.
It can also dry out the piercing, and make the healing process longer.
AsHealthlinenotes, it can take up to eight weeks for a tongue piercing to completely heal.
