My tongue piercing is 5 days old now, and I've been taking care of it by the book. Brushing my teeth 3 times a day, Gly-Oxide twice a day, Biotene after everything that goes in my mouth besides water and ice. No dairy, spicy foods etc. My piercer didn't think that the sea salt soaks were any better or worse, so I didn't use them the first few days, but I did start them last night. My question I guess is this: I have this peach colored fleshy looking flap of skin right in front of my ball on the top of tongue. I called my piercer to ask him what he thought it was, and what if anything I could do about it, and he said it was probably just scar tissue, and to increase the Gly-Oxide by once or twice more a day. Whatever it is, it doesn't hurt, and its spongy. If this is scar tissue, should I expect it to get larger? In my opinion, it is pretty large now, and I would hate for it to get even bigger. Is there anything I can do besides increasing the Gly-Oxide, by from what I've read, using too much can strip the good bacteria off of my tongue and increase the risk for thrush?
TIA
Mavan

i'm not a piercer, but i would stop using the gly-oxide completely. An just starting using sea-salt soaks/rinses and biotene. An see if that helps you at all.

james

I agree with James completely. Stop the Gly-Oxide, and do the sea salt soaks. It sounds to me like it is scar tissue, and unless you play with it a whole bunch, then it should decrease in size. (Am I right, John?) I'm wondering if swelling has anything to do with it or not. Anyway, I'd do the sea salt soaks (1/4 tsp. sea salt to 8 oz. of warm water), and continue using the Biotene. Overcleaning, though, can cause your tongue to turn white, and it can also strip your mouth of the good bacteria that is supposed to be in there. Hope this helps!!

~*B*~

Glyoxide is NOT inteneded for use on the tongue, but on gums only. It is a peroxide and it destroys the delicate new cells that are trying to form.

There's simply no need for it, or Peroxyl.

Salt water rinses work GREAT. You can continue using Biotene after meals, but using it all day long is kind of silly when salt water works just a good without being an odd chemical.

The fleshy thing on your tongue could be several things...scar tissue, a rip, a bit of tissue that was almost severed by the needle and is now poking out, etc.

A better description of the fleshy tissue would help.

After careful examination.. I actually think whatever this "flap" of skin is, its reducing in size. Flap of skin is probably about as accurate as I can get.. when I push the barbell up it pokes out more, so I'm thinking that maybe its just skin that is ripped a little? The only part of my tongue that ever swelled was from the piercing to the tip, and it wasn't very bad. For the most part its gone down, maybe a touch swollen yet. I'll stop the Gly-Oxide though, and just continue with the salt water rinses. Maybe that will help the tip of my tongue feel not quite so raw
Thanks so much for the advice!
Mavan25

Also I was told by my piercer to NOT use Biotene more than 4 times a day.

Anyone else been told this??

There was a reason for it but I am not sure now just what it was....but too much of a good thing can be bad.

Good Luck

my piercer said no more then twice a day. Because it is better to use something natural like the sea salt soaks. Also i think to avoid overdrying of the tongue.