Venoms

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Thursday July 24th, 2008 @ 3:23 AM

Filed under: Tongue

Since I am turning 18 in August, I have been going through my options of which piercings to get done first. I have been running the idea of getting two off-centre tongue piercings (venoms), but I have heard from various people that this can be alot more dangerous than a standard centered tongue piercing. Is there more risks involved with getting venoms?

Besides common risks of any tongue piercing (bleeding, swelling, bruising, tooth/gum erosion, infection, etc) “Venom” piercings shouldn’t pose a higher risk than “standard” or centrally placed tongue piercings if done by a skilled piercer.
He or she will need to examine your tongue to avoid the thicker blood vessels which you can see that run along the undersides of your tongue. Some piercers will opt for different angles in the underside placement of the piercings to avoid piercing through the vessels (which would cause you some serious bleeding)

Ask to see portfolio pictures of other similarly placed tongue piercings when choosing your piercer.

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