CHICAGO – The teenager said the stabbing pains in her face felt like electrical shocks that lasted 10 to 30 seconds and struck 20 to 30 times a day. Her doctors diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia, a nerve ...

Doctors are warning that tongue piercings could lead to fatal infections, after a 22-year-old Israeli man died in hospital weeks after getting his tongue pierced. Although this is a rare case, oral ...

If you're considering tongue piercing as a form of self-expression, know that new research suggests that whether the stud used is metal or plastic makes a difference when it comes to chances of ...

Cindi Reeves heard doctors tell her the same frightening words three times in eight days: Her teenage daughter’s chances of survival were slim. It would take a near-miracle to save her from the ...

Body piercing is popular today in the United States and other western societies. But wearing a tongue stud puts people at risk for chipped teeth, recessed gums, and nerve damage, warns the Academy of ...

Body piercing is all the rage and all parts of the body are up for grabs, from the more traditional ears and nose to the more exotic nipples and genitals. And in between the two lies the oral region.

A Victorian tattoo artist and body piercer is urging people to be careful of "backyard" operators after a teenage girl came to his shop with a potentially serious tongue infection. A 13-year-old girl ...

The healing process of a tongue piercing may vary from person to person. However, with proper aftercare, the body typically treats the piercing like a scar healing. A tongue piercing creates a wound ...

Parents now have another reason to frown on tongue piercing – a potentially fatal brain abscess suffered by a young woman in Connecticut. The woman’s tongue became sore and swollen two or three days ...

A tongue piercing may have contributed to a deadly brain abscess, Israeli doctors say. The report in October's issue of the Archives of Neurology described a 22-year-old man who died in hospital of ...