Any sleevers had piercings??? Needing someone was to keep my tongue open. I've had it for year and am afraid it will close

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Not even my ears are pierced, but I'd think that the tongue ring has to come out as a precaution against fate. I'd also think you can put it back once you're out of the recovery room. That should be a total of three hours max, right, folks?

You can ask someone at your surgery practice in advance so that you have time to decide a substitute of necessary. I remember that decades ago, it was common to see girls whose ears had just been pierced with thread in the hole and tied to keep it from being pulled through. Maybe dental floss or thread for you? Whatever you'd use would have to be soft/unbiteable/unbreakable..

Not even my ears are pierced, but I'd think that the tongue ring has to come out as a precaution against fate. I'd also think you can put it back once you're out of the recovery room. That should be a total of three hours max, right, folks?

You can ask someone at your surgery practice in advance so that you have time to decide a substitute of necessary. I remember that decades ago, it was common to see girls whose ears had just been pierced with thread in the hole and tied to keep it from being pulled through. Maybe dental floss or thread for you? Whatever you'd use would have to be soft/unbiteable/unbreakable..

The tongue is the fastest healing of the body..I've had it done 3 times. First time I took it out after 3 months for an interview it was out for an hour and the top closed over...the second time i took it out for good after each days because my mother told me too...now I've had it in for a year.. I imagine it will close as much as possible with thread

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Try those plastic retainer thingees. I *think* they may surgery safe. Google them and see what you find.

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I knew someone would come along with a better idea. It looks like @@O-Town Body Rock is one of them.

I looked at them I found one I want but it won't be here in time so I'm stuck with this

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Try Clare's or a body jewelry store in your area!

NewMe

Lol I'll look into another body jewelry store...Clairs will have my piercings extremely irritated

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Back in the day..... Lolol!

The old folk used to cut a straw from a straw broom & put a lil clean peice of it dabved in a bit of rubbing alcohol in ur ear piercing hole to keep em open. I did that for a nose piercing for a friend b4 surgery once...it worked! Try it. You'll only need it for about 3hrs.

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@@CStoned that's old school method right there !!

NewMe

Back in the day..... Lolol!

The old folk used to cut a straw from a straw broom & put a lil clean peice of it dabved in a bit of rubbing alcohol in ur ear piercing hole to keep em open. I did that for a nose piercing for a friend b4 surgery once...it worked! Try it. You'll only need it for about 3hrs.

Ok thank you I'll use it it doesn't my septum and nostril

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@@CStoned that's old school method right there !!

NewMe

I done messed up & told my age...????

Back in the day..... Lolol!

The old folk used to cut a straw from a straw broom & put a lil clean peice of it dabved in a bit of rubbing alcohol in ur ear piercing hole to keep em open. I did that for a nose piercing for a friend b4 surgery once...it worked! Try it. You'll only need it for about 3hrs.

Ok thank you I'll use it it doesn't my septum and nostril

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The the trick is to shape it so its flush to the skin on both sides...gonna need sumn to poke it thru & out when u come outta recovery. If u do swallow it, its small....

Back in the day..... Lolol!

The old folk used to cut a straw from a straw broom & put a lil clean peice of it dabved in a bit of rubbing alcohol in ur ear piercing hole to keep em open. I did that for a nose piercing for a friend b4 surgery once...it worked! Try it. You'll only need it for about 3hrs.

Ok thank you I'll use it it doesn't my septum and nostril

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The the trick is to shape it so its flush to the skin on both sides...gonna need sumn to poke it thru & out when u come outta recovery. If u do swallow it, its small....

I'm just worried about my tongue trying to close around it

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Back in the day..... Lolol!

The old folk used to cut a straw from a straw broom & put a lil clean peice of it dabved in a bit of rubbing alcohol in ur ear piercing hole to keep em open. I did that for a nose piercing for a friend b4 surgery once...it worked! Try it. You'll only need it for about 3hrs.

Ok thank you I'll use it it doesn't my septum and nostril

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The the trick is to shape it so its flush to the skin on both sides...gonna need sumn to poke it thru & out when u come outta recovery. If u do swallow it, its small....

I'm just worried about my tongue trying to close around it

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Thick plastic string.... (just hear me out now)

Thick plastic string...like the kind you make those friendship bracelets with - clear if u can find it... Thread it thru & tie it on the side & tuck the knot under ur tounge. Do it AFTER they do the mouth check (they gone do that)...let em SEE u take ur bar out & errthing. If they snip it away in surgery then u tried..have a friend at the ready when u get 2ur room with ur bar 2put it right bk in. BOOM! Prob solved!

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