Piercing of the Tongue and PossibleComplications

Overview

The authors discuss the problem of piercing with special attention to the tongue.They describe the history and historical importance jewels inserted into different parts of thebody. They present their own experience with a rare complication of piercing of the tongue(partial incorporation into the tongue) not described so far in the available literature. Theydiscuss some, even life threatening complications which occur in conjunction with these cases.

Key words:
piercing – piercing of the tongue