Tongue Splitting?

I was wondering if anyone has there tongue split or knows anyone who does and my questions are 1. how did they do it? 2. Is it easy to talk/is the person understandable when they talk?Tongue Splitting?
I don't have mine split (Yet) - ask again in April hehe.





There are four different ways people do the split.


'; The four primary methods are tie-off, scalpelled, cautery, and lasered.





Tie-off is where the future split is compressed with increasingly tight loops of thread, slowly cutting through over a period of days or weeks. Scalpelled splits are cut using a scalpel or other blade, and potentially followed up using a cautery tool to control bleeding. In other cases a cautery tool may used to perform the cut itself, essentially branding the tongue in half. Lasered tongue splits, almost exclusively the territory of medical professionals, use a surgical laser to relatively bloodlessly split the tongue in half.';





Based on the people I have talked to, it is basically like healing a tongue piercing. It will swell for a few days to a week, which will make talking difficult and slurred. Some people also have had a permanent lisp after getting their split, but it isn't too noticable.





If you have any more specific questions feel free to send me an Email, as I have researched tons about it in the last few years and as I said - will be getting mine split in April.








Edit - Ow, the tie off method sounds so painful hehe. I have read that it gets worse (harder to talk and such) as it goes on. I'll stick to going to a professional who will use a scalpel :). Yes, there is a chance of re-growth, You have more of a chance of it staying split if you had a previous 2 gauge or thicker tongue piercing.Tongue Splitting?
no but look here i just looked it up on google


http://www.bmezine.com/tsplitfaq.html
do not do it yourself the tie off methodd is the worst way! my friend went to a certified body piercer for hi. im going to an aesthetic surgeon for mine. Look it up on bme and DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF its dangerous. the tie off method wont work becasue as it splits its going to start healing at the base before you get to the tip, and with the tie off methd it takes weeks and becomes painful fairly quickly. If anything get multiple center tongue piercings, let them all heal, and then go to a piercer to have the skin between each piercing cut. thats the easiest, least painul way to do it.
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