Chances are really good that the piercing will shrink making reinsertion of the barbell difficult, if this occurs visit your local body piercer where they can reinsert it using and insertion taper.
You can use a piece of retainer jewelry made of plastic or silicone to keep the hole from closing without having a tongue ring in place. Alternatively, you can visit a piercing shop and ask them to insert a temporary acrylic or glass retainer that will maintain the hole until you can reinsert your tongue ring.
I had my tongue pierced twice.. once for 1 year and took it out for about a year and got it repierced about a year laer and my holes never closed up completely because i just reopened it myself and it has been almost two years...So i guess it depends on the person because my friends's closed after two weeks.
If you have had your tongue ring for 2 years, you should be able to leave it out for a few hours without any issues. However, it's best not to leave it out for an extended period of time as the hole can close up quickly, especially in the first few years after getting the piercing. Be cautious and monitor how your tongue reacts to longer periods without the ring.
I would say 6 months to be on the safe side. And if you want to change it after about 4 or so months, then have the other ring ready and switch it quickly. I've had mine for about 5 years, and now I can keep it out for weeks and it still doesn't close.
To change a tongue ring, start by washing your hands with soap and water. Gently unscrew the ball at the bottom of the current tongue ring using clean hands or latex gloves. Slide out the old tongue ring and carefully insert the new one, then screw the ball back on tightly.
It depends on how long you had it in. ( a week yes probably.. 5 months no)
yes you can but just make sure you put it back it because if you don't your hole will close back up and it do try to find your hole and take your tongue ring a twist the ring back into the hole
After 8 years chances are good it's permanent at this point.
Unless you get jewellery back into it it will close, and fairly quickly at that.
You can use a piece of retainer jewelry made of plastic or silicone to keep the hole from closing without having a tongue ring in place. Alternatively, you can visit a piercing shop and ask them to insert a temporary acrylic or glass retainer that will maintain the hole until you can reinsert your tongue ring.
No, its not. Go see your piercer.
It can't close if it has a ring in it stupid
Well the only way to put anything into a tongue is to use a needle to pierce the tongue first then put a barbell into the newly pierced hole. (Please quit calling it a tongue ring, it's a barbell and not a ring).
Many times, the hole will close and you will to get it pierced again. However, sometimes you can still slide it in, it's a case-to-case basis.
I had my tongue pierced twice.. once for 1 year and took it out for about a year and got it repierced about a year laer and my holes never closed up completely because i just reopened it myself and it has been almost two years...So i guess it depends on the person because my friends's closed after two weeks.
You only have to wait until the swelling goes down.Improved Answer:PLZZZ wait at leat a month or so before you change your tongue ring... because if you don't then when you take it out to put in your new ring your tongue WILL swell causeing the hole to instantly close back up... even if your tongue isn't swolen any more dosent mean it cant swell back up... && most likely it will... just wait.. it wont hurt to wait...
It will close