You need the assistance of a professional body piercer.
Generally a properly sized surface barbell.
The barbell is probably too short and isn't accommodating the swelling. Go to your piercer and ask them to change it out to something longer.
None....... It's a straight line piercing the curved barbell will actually irritate the piercing.
The barbell is too long for the piercing and should have been shortened after two weeks, get a shorter barbell in the piercing and it should settle down.
2 weeks after the piercing was done, the swelling will be down by then and the barbell can be changed for a shorter one.
If we are talking about an industrial piercing, yes you need two piercings. however you can still wear a barbell in one piercing provided that it is fitted to work in that single piercing.
barbell is better because if you get a ring it rotates around and the bacteria gets inside the piercing also if you get it pierced with a ring you might have difficulty putting a barbell in later
A Smiley Piercing is a piercing done generally with a circular barbell, captive bead ring or a bent barbell in the frenial web above the front teeth, between the top lip and gums.
Your tongue will return to it's normal size and the barbell will begin to feel too long for your mouth. At this point it is time to go back to your piercer and have them change the barbell.
This can't be answered correctly unless you specifically state the kind of piercing that you want, but you will be looking at probably $25.00 - $35.00 for any typical piercing that would involve a barbell.
A tongue with a barbell in it.