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	TONGUE SPLITTING FAQ -- TONGUE LENGTHENING FAQ
		A cautery tongue splitting is similar to a scalpelled tongue splitting, but a heated blade or tool is used to burn the split through the tongue, hopefully cauterizing the tongue in the process, eliminating bleeding.
		Tongue splitting, both on a procedural level, and the first 48 hours of healing can be exceptionally painful, pain being a relative thing of course.
		Tongue splitting is generally legal for oral surgeons to perform, although the vast majority of surgeons will refuse to do it either for personal reasons or for fear of professional backlash.
	www.bmezine.com /tsplitfaq.html (3564 words)

	Tongue Splitting Surgery Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tongue splitting, also known as forking the tongue, is one of the newest trends in this country.
		In it, the tongue is divided from the tip toward the back of the tongue for about 3 to 5 cm (1-2 inches), according to patient preference.
		Tongue splitting is now considered by the mainstream to be a form of self-mutilation.
	www.infoplasticsurgery.com /facial/tonguesplitting.html (918 words)

	Welcome to Ethics Daily.com!
		Tongue splitting has made the news recently as a gross-out fad surpassing tattoos and body piercing.
		Tongue splitting, which produces a “forked tongue” or “lizard tongue” look, is considered body modification by some and body mutilation by others.
		Larratt at BME has written that tongue splitting is part of certain yogic practices, and that certain characters in Hindu mythology are depicted with forked tongues.
	www.ethicsdaily.com /article_detail.cfm?AID=2625 (866 words)

	Lansing State Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While tongue piercing has become more common in recent years, tongue splitting is a relatively recent procedure.
		Tongue splitting is just that: splitting the tongue into two independent parts.
		In addition to the split tongue, Griffin has three half-inch diameter Teflon domes implanted in his chest, Teflon beading implanted in his genitalia and more than 30 piercings scattered on his body, including his lips, eyebrows, septum, the bridge of his nose, scrotum, nipples and ears.
	www.lsj.com /news/local/020603tongues_1a-5a.html (1084 words)

	The Lizardman - Tongue Splitting Experience
		He also told me that there were some options such as simply splitting the tongue and leaving a cleaved look or suturing together the mucosa along the interior of the split for a more rounded look.
		First, the line for the split was marked - bilateral and just less than inch deep, we decided to use my tongue piercing as the point to split to with the idea that the already healed hole would provide a good base for the split.
		My initial splitting had healed quite well but there had been some re-growth and since the first procedure was an experiment, and had been a success, I now wanted to split my tongue as much as possible.
	www.bmeworld.com /amago/bodmod/tonguesplitexp.html (1351 words)

	tongue on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The human tongue is covered by a mucous membrane containing small projections called papillae, which give it a rough surface.
		Tiny taste organs, or buds, are scattered over the entire surface of the papillae, with large numbers concentrated on the circumvallate papillae, toward the middle of the tongue.
		The appearance of the tongue is often an indication of body health; a pinkish-red color is normal.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/t1/tongue.asp (585 words)

	Implants
		After doing this for 4-8 weeks, the tongue is supposed to be almost completely split, and the rest can be split by taking a scalpel or razor and just cutting the last bit to finish it off.
		The split also grew by over 1/4 of a inch after the last bit was cut because of the size of the 4ga hole where the bar was.
		He said that his tongue grew back together where the bar used to be, and the remainder of his tongue (the part that had been either cut or severed with fishing line) remained split.
	www.ishiboo.com /~nirva/Mods/tonguesplit (1865 words)

	Tongue splitting and piercing media response
		As far as the companion bill limiting tongue piercing to licensed health professionals, tongue piercing is statistically one of the safest piercings a person can get, so again, this is clearly a piece of targeted and prejudiced legislation by someone attempting to force their personal views on their community.
		State Rep. William Callahan, who sponsored both the tongue splitting and tongue piercing bills, calls tongue splitting "mutilation, not modification", and claims that he makes this differentiation because tongue splitting is "unacceptable" (well there's a well thought out reason!).
		Tongue piercing and splitting may do nothing positive for him personally, but it has done positive things for hundreds of thousands of people and he has no right to try and help take those things away from them.
	www.bmezine.com /news/edit/A20606/arttongu.html (1751 words)

	The Brent Morrison Column: Tongue Splitting and the Lizard People - Michigan Legislation, Illinois Legislation, ...
		David Miller, a representative from Calumet City, has introduced legislation that would in essence ban “tongue splitting,” the practice of surgically dividing the tongue to make a person look like a lizard.
		Tongue splitting is a subset of a larger trend called body modification.
		Tattooing and body piercings like those of the nose, lips, and tongue are also part of it, though little more than child’s play to sincere devotees.
	www.brentmorrison.com /030505Tounge_splitting.htm (644 words)

	Oral Piercing
		Intraoral piercing and tongue jewelry place athletes at greater risk for serious medical and dental consequences that are confounded when the athlete attempts to compete while wearing a mouthguard with the tongue jewelry in place.
		Richard Martinello stated that the woman first reported that her tongue became swollen and produced a sour taste a few days after it was pierced and a stud put in place.
		The latest growing trend is to have the tongue split in two, creating a serpent-like forked tongue or tongue splitting, reports the Boston Globe.
	www.dentalgentlecare.com /oral_piercing.htm (2224 words)

	Welcome to the Best of New Orleans! Penny Post 06 25 02
		Fifty-three Republicans and Democrats voted against prohibiting the splitting of the tongue into two halves, in order to make it look like a serpent's, because it would infringe on a person's civil liberties.
		Unable to speak with forked tongue, they might be obliged to speak the truth or at least stand firm on the side of a single opinion.
		They split their tongues because they identify with the serpent and are eager to tempt Eve.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2002-06-25/penny.html (372 words)

	Tongue splitting -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tongue splitting is a type of (Click link for more info and facts about body modification) body modification in which the (A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity) tongue is cut centrally from its tip partway towards its base, forking the end.
		Most who have had the procedure report that it enhances the pleasure of (Any of several bite-sized candies) kissing.
		In addition to being covered under laws prohibiting the unlicensed practice of medicine, tongue splitting is now explicitly illegal in some U.S. states (and banned in the U.S. military) and effectively all (A physician who specializes in surgery) surgeons refuse to do it, so by necessity it is an underground practice.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tongue_splitting.htm (232 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Suddenly, piercing looks tame as lawmakers put spotlight on practice of ...
		James got his tongue split in December by a piercer after a surgeon declined to do it for him.
		Those who've had their tongues split call it a body modification, and see it as an enhancement.
		Essie Hakim, a 30-year-old New Yorker who had her tongue split by a surgeon in 1998, says she did have to learn how to speak again.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20030513-1125-tonguesplitting.html (809 words)

	tongue rings - tongue piercing - tongue jewellery - The Body Jewellery Shop
		Not content with a mere tongue piercing and tongue ring, Andy Johnson of www.MarzipanMan.co.uk has taken the next step, and split his tongue, deciding to record the whole experience for posterity.
		I put in an even tighter tongue bind this morning, and it is hurting a bit now, but no blood, and I feel a great sense of achievement whenever I re-bind, stupid really, it works for me though.
		I decided that I would split the rest of my tongue with a scalpel this weekend, there is a tiny bit of flesh left....
	www.bodyjewelleryshop.co.uk /info/pierce_info_tongue_splitting.htm (1206 words)

	CNW Telbec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tongue splitting is a relatively uncommon component of the increasingly popular "body modifications" that also include piercing, scarring and tattooing.
		The wound healed well, but his fully healed tongue was about 7 mm shorter in length that it had been prior to the split, according to his self-report.
		Tongue splitting probably isn't going to cause the damage to the tissues that we see from tongue piercing, because there is no jewellery involved to hammer away at the teeth and gums.
	www.cnw.ca /fr/releases/archive/February2004/26/c4487.html (463 words)

	Banning tongue splitting? - @forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tongue splitting doesn't require a dentist, or even anyone else to help.
		Just get your tongue pierced, and some fishing line, and about a month of slowly cutting your tongue using knots between the tip of the tongue and the piercing hole.
		tongue splitting is probably one of my favorite mods (on other people).
	www.atforumz.com /showthread.php?t=191878 (1499 words)

	tongue.page
		The only part of my tongue that actually hurts is where the knots are.
		My tongue is too swollen to cut the bindings, so I guess I can't back out now.
		The bottom was hurting so i was rubbing anbesol on it and it split half way open.
	www.geocities.com /h8fuk/tongue.html (534 words)

	Tongue Splitting - Tongue Splitting Pictures Instructions and Videos
		Tongue Splitting is often refered to Split tongue, tongue forking, forked tongue or the lizard tongue, and there are many other terms for tongue splitting, the central bifurcation of the tongue.
		To describe it in simple terms the tongue is cut down the middle, and is left to heal in that state, leaving you with a forked tongue.
		Many people wish to get their tongues pierced but feel they are prevented by the negative reactions they may get from their employers.
	www.bodyjewelleryshop.co.uk /tongue_splitting.htm (346 words)

	Tongue-splitting ban slices its way through Legislature
		Some people have split their tongue by getting a large number of tongue piercings, stretching them, and then cutting between them, said Shannon Larratt, who runs www.bmezine.com, and had his own tongue split in 1997.
		Tongue lengthening is the freeing of the tongue by the cutting of the connective tissue underneath the tongue so that the tongue appears longer (and as far as anything outside of your mouth is concerned, it is longer!).
		Outside of standard tongue surgery risks (as with tongue splitting), there are rumored risks of tongue swallowing, but these are probably urban legend.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/903731/posts (2501 words)

	G4 - Feature - Fork With Your Tongue
		About 5 percent of those splitting their tongues are going to an oral surgeon who uses an argon laser, according to Steve Hayworth, a controversial tongue splitter based in Phoenix.
		He's done hundreds of tongue-splittings with a scalpel and says the laser is the most traumatic and barbaric of methods, though there's hardly consensus on that in the body manipulation community.
		He says ancient Mayans split their tongues "to invoke certain gods, healing spirits, and energies." He says modern American culture hasn't recognized tongue-splitting and other body manipulation, despite mainstream articles in such publications as National Geographic.
	www.g4tv.com /techtvvault/features/45173/Fork_With_Your_Tongue.html (797 words)

	Lawmaker's bill would outlaw tongue splitting - 06/05/02
		The first split didn't hold, so a friend split it again with a scalpel.
		Tongue splitting is just that: splitting the tongue into two independent parts to make it look like a serpent's tongue.
		Although tongue piercing is considered safer than tongue splitting, infection is a common complication.
	www.detnews.com /2002/metro/0206/05/e10n-506646.htm (500 words)

	ADA.org: ADA News: Illinois bans tongue splitting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tongue splitting, as described by Dr. Miller, is the act of surgically cutting, or splitting, the tongue lengthwise, usually to the uvula—and is often accompanied by shaving the teeth down to sharp points.
		"Tongue splitting is a complicated surgical procedure, it could hit an artery or vein and cause some serious trauma," says Dr. Miller.
		The law, which passed through Illinois' House of Representatives with a unanimous 112-0 vote, has made illegal any tongue splitting unless performed by a licensed physician or dentist, and only if a therapeutic or clinical basis for that individual.
	ada.org /prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=256 (206 words)

	Tongue Splitting: Cool statement of individuality or just plain gross?
		I just recently saw a picture of someone with their tongue split and I couldn't help thinking how disgusting it looked.
		And I bet tongue splitting, which looks way more painful, will have severe effects in the long run.
		I have only seen one person with this done and it made me sick to look at him while he was talking to me. I guess there is nothing wrong with it if the person really likes it, but I can't control the fact that it makes me sick.
	www.myusm.com /usm357036.html (822 words)

	HEALTH-Tongue-Splitting, 1st Writethru, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		During the healing process he experienced shooting pains on the left side of the tongue, which is now seven millimetres shorter than before the operation.
		But it was in the interest of public education - and not because dentists were seeking professional guidelines on tongue splitting - that the dental association released its case study, said Dube.
		For those already sporting a hole in their tongue from a piercing, the procedure is fairly straightforward.
	www.cp.org /english/online/full/health/040227/x022718A.html (716 words)

	Youth Prayer - YIFA - May 22, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Essie Hakim, a New Yorker who had her tongue split by a surgeon in 1998, had to learn how to speak again.
		Shannon Larratt, a 29-year-old Canadian who had his tongue split by a surgeon, worries that people will simply go to "underground" parlors to have it done in unsafe conditions.
		Larratt says only about 2,000 people in the Western world have split tongues, but that's "almost commonplace, as heavy 'mods' go," he adds, using the abbreviated term for body modification.
	www.ifa-usapray.org /YouthPrayer-YIFA/YPYIFA_5_22_03.htm (624 words)

	USATODAY.com - W. Va. may regulate tongue-splitting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The measure proposed by House Majority Leader Rick Staton would make it a crime to split a tongue, unless it is done by a physician.
		Medical professionals say tongue splitting can cause excessive bleeding, infection, nerve damage, swelling and a permanent speech impediment, among other problems.
		There are no known medical purposes for splitting a tongue, and few doctors are known to perform tongue-splitting.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-02-16-tongue-slitting_x.htm (346 words)

	tongue venom piercing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tongue piercings are generally done centrally and vertically through the...
		Tongue piercing is one of the most common, popular, and easy-to-heal...
		Tongue, Tongue (venom), Tongue, Tongue, Tongue With Atom, Tongue With Spiky Sphere...
	www.piercing-beauty.com /tongue_venom_piercing.html (370 words)

	U-WIRE.com/Controversial body modification has 'split' reactions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In this procedure, the tip of the tongue is cut with a scalpel into two halves in a lizard-like fashion, according to Xtreme Body Mod magazine.
		Last year, 500 people split their tongues, and this year 2,000 people have, he said.
		The risks of tongue splitting include infection, suffocation, uncontrollable bleeding, paralysis from nerve cutting and lisps, he said.
	www.uwire.com /content/topnews061003002.html (576 words)

	NBCSandiego.com - Health - Tongue Splitting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The process involves someone using a scalpel, and literally splitting a person's tongue into two pieces, creating a "forked" appearance.
		Glickman admits a split tongue is actually less prone to infection than a pierced tongue, but he still shuns the idea.
		New York state is one of a few considering a bill to ban tongue splitting unless it's performed by an oral surgeon.
	www.nbcsandiego.com /health/2868854/detail.html (363 words)

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