If your teenager suddenly says they want a tongue piercing, your first instinct might be to freak out a bit. But before you tell them no or roll your eyes, take a breath. It's worth understanding why ...

While many piercing establishments enforce their own age restrictions, there are currently no laws restricting piercings for minors in England. Many local authorities have developed licensing ...

These days, it's not uncommon to come across people who have modified their bodies in one way or another. There are people who prefer to do something simple like getting a helix ear piercing and there ...

Mark this one down as a parental nightmare. First, your child gets her tongue pierced. Then, as if you needed something else, she starts “playing” with the tiny barbell-shaped stud, pushing it against ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Mark this one down as a parental nightmare. First, your child gets her tongue pierced. Then, as if you needed something else, she starts "playing" with the tiny barbell-shaped stud, ...

As a young woman in art school — at the exploratory age of 20 — there were two things I wanted above all else: To have a kitten and to get a tongue piercing. I wanted a kitten because I had been ...

You’re near death. Tongue hanging out. Saliva dripping to the floor. Too much to drink? Rat poison? How about Ludwig’s Angina? Your tongue swells to the point that it blocks off your ...