Tongue Web / Frenum

The tongue web piercing did not really take off until the late 1990s to early 2000s in Australia. This piercing needs to be placed carefully, and while it seems to be an easy piercing to do, there are saliva ducts under the tongue that can be damaged if they’re hit. Damaged saliva ducts do not heal, and the entire duct needs to be removed with a surgical procedure. Care needs to be taken to avoid this, and so it should only be done by a professional who knows how to identify these ducts. Generally a curved bar or circular bar is put into this piercing, but a ball closure ring can be used.

Once healed, a hinged segment may also be worn.