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It can take 3 - 4 weeks to fully heal. It is one of the fastest healing piercings. Swelling generally lasts for the first 10 - 14 days.

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How long does it take for a seasoned tongue piercing to close up?

Well it depends on lots of factors like how long you've had the piercing. They don't usually close up but will become very small and not be obvious. Once a piercing is fully healed scar tissue has formed around it and scar tissue does not heal over. If you are serious about wanting the hole closed you would have to cut it and let it heal which will cause more scar tissue to form in the hole but I would talk to a doctor about it. Don't do it to yourself.


How long does it take for most swelling of a new tongue piercing?

Usually about a week or a week and a half. Depends on your body and what you try to eat during healing


How long before a new tongue piercing closes?

It doesn't take long before a new tongue pierce hole closes because when you open and close your mouth your hole in you tongue just gets used to having nothing in it so i would say about 24 hours before it closes.


I got my tongue pierced and its to far back i went to 2 other piercers and they said it was fine but im unhappy with it if i take it out how long should i wait to get it repierced?

Normal placement is 3/4" from the tip of the tongue to the top ball. If your tongue is unusually long placement can vary slightly. If you remove the piercing (no sooner than 72 hours from the time the piercing was first done) you will need to wait at least 3~4 weeks from removal date to get the piercing redone. The tongue swells and distends once it's pierced so we need to be sure this swelling is gone and the old piercing had healed up so there is no bump or distension from the old piercing to interfere with the new piercing. edit: did you know people get (not uncommon either) brain abscesses from their tongue piercings? be careful, because this is definitely one of the most dangerous areas to pierce considering how close it is to your brain stem.


How long does it take for a six year old tongue piercing to close?

Well, its really hard to say because everyone's body will react differently, and it depends on how your body heals. A tongue piercing is considered an open wound right up until you let it close. After five years mine is still considered that. I have had mine for about five years now and I'm so used to it that when i take it out, i forget. I have gone a little over two weeks with it out and it didn't close or get smaller. I had a tongue ring for close to four years and it took a couple days at most. I don't think it actually matters how long it's been once it has been more than a year or two.