Tongue piercing - taking it out for extended periods

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  • lovesheri23
    lovesheri23 Posts: 1
    I had my piercing for 12 years and took it out 5 weeks ago.I decided not to wear it anymore. My hubby saw it on my bathroom sink and ask why I took it out. I'm taking a break I said. He sounded so disappointed lol. So I thought, well once it closes, I'm not gonna get it redone, so I'll try to put it back and see what happens. Sure enough, after trying for 10 minutes, it went back in, a little maneuvering, and it went right in, no forcing, no blood, just feels a little tight. So I guess it does depend on the person.
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
    I've had mine for about 10 years. It's currently out and likely partially closed as it's been out for a bit. I'll eventually shove one back through (a partial re-pierce) here soon. It's pretty easy to do if you're not too squeamish. Even if you've had it out and it's closing, there should be partial holes still there. Just shove it down from the top as far as it will go, then remove and go from the bottom until it's through. Even if it has been closed for a while (I've done it over a year, maybe two, after taking it out) it will usually pop through if you're not afraid to apply the pressure. I've had to do this about 3-4 times over the ten years. I didn't say it felt great, but if you've gone through getting it done once, I figure you have the balls to do it yourself. It's definitely no worse than going to get it done again (and cheaper) and there's less pain and swelling.

    My two cents.
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    If you've ever removed a fully healed tongue piercing (like after years of having it), how long did it take for your tongue to heal so that you could no longer slide a barbell through it?

    I've just trying to get an estimate. I've been talking about it with my dentist and receding gum lines as a result of the piercing (on the interior of lower front teeth, which is quite common). I would like to retain the piercing for special occasions, but I'd like to keep my tongue empty the majority of the time in order to minimize the damage to my gums and teeths. I'm trying to get an estimate for how long I can remove the barbell at a time (such as days or even longer) before my tongue uses its superpower of healing to close it up. I've had it pierced for 11 years, so its not a fresh piercing whatsoever.

    Thanks for the input!

    Special occasions? What special occasions could warrant having a tongue piercing?
  • MstngSammy
    MstngSammy Posts: 436 Member
    It never really closes up...it just gets super tight. Your tongue is a muscle after all. I had mine out for 12 years and was going through some jewelry and thought hmm.....It was tight but it went right in.
  • vasairiah
    vasairiah Posts: 5,187 Member
    Everyone is different. I had mine in for about a year and then removed it. I left it without anything in for about 3 months, then out my bar back in. I kept it in for another 6+ months and then took it out. It closed perm after 4 weeks ????????

    I have tried to put the original gauge bar in it again and it won't go through. I'm not squeamish and have tried multiple times.
  • lookin4gains
    lookin4gains Posts: 1,761 Member
    I've had mine out for over 9 years and can still fit a barbell through. Granted I had it gauged to a 00. I don't think it will ever close...
  • mad_lifting_runner
    mad_lifting_runner Posts: 37 Member
    Yep...i had my original barbell in for like 6 years and took it out back in 2001.

    I can still get the original piercing gauge through it 13 years later. Everyone's different.
  • WhatAnAss
    WhatAnAss Posts: 1,598 Member
    I had mine done about 14 years ago. Mine was out almost a year and never closed. I just put mine in a couple of weeks ago. My friend took hers out for a dental appt and it closed within the hour.
  • mahshell
    mahshell Posts: 1
    I think it varies person to person. I know people who took it out for a day and it closed up. I had mine done 9 years ago and I've taken it out for 6 months at a time and have had no problem putting it back in.

    Here's something to think about: What if the closing time is relative to healing time? For example, my fresh piercing healed in a few days and I had no bleeding or serious swelling when it was done. A friend of mine bled like crazy and took a few weeks to heal, and when he lost one of the balls and had it out for a day and a half it closed up. So maybe the longer it takes to originally heal, the faster it closes back up...?
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
    I've had mine out for so long now, I'm doubtful I can jam it through again. I've re-pierced it several times on my own, but the longest time out was a year I believe...it's been longer than that now. Still gonna try after I order a thinner stainless steel bar.
  • AshleyH421
    AshleyH421 Posts: 1 Member
    I’ve had mine out for a little over a year, had it pierced for about 12 years. Out of curiosity I attempted to put it back in, a little snug but it went.

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