Geplaatst Dus dan denk ik weer...hmmm ok laat maar zitten..
maarja ik ken ook mensen die er een hebben en er nooit last van hebben
Zouden jullie het risico nemen of niet ??
Hieronder een stukje van internet...
Top 6 Reasons Not To:
1.Chipped or Broken Front Teeth
The majority of patients we see with tongue barbells wind up with chips, cracks or fractures in their front teeth. These have to be repaired with fillings or crowns. And re-done repeatedly when those wear out - over and over for the rest of your life.
2. Gum Surgery
We've had to refer patients to periodontists for surgical correction of damage caused by rubbing tongue barbells.
3. It can go down the wrong way.
The barbell can come un-screwed and wind up in a lung. (If you're lucky it can be removed by passing a bronchosope down your throat, avoiding chest surgery.) Here's a case.
Going down the other way isn't necessarily great, either. The ball end should pass through harmlessly if swallowed. However the long part would carry the risk of lodging or causing internal tears in the intestine.
4. Gruesome Infection and Death
The mouth is moist and full of bacteria, and the tongue has major blood vessels ideal for spreading infection to the brain and elsewhere. This can disfigure or kill you.
The case at left was a local girl who almost died from a brain abscess following a tongue piercing. She had part of her skull removed to relieve pressure caused by the infection. She can stil feel the soft spot where the skull is missing.
5. Losing blood - possibly lots of it.
The tongue contains large blood vessels, and you're in trouble if one of them is perforated. You could end up having to have the vessel closed surgically in hospital.
There is also the possibility of hitting a nerve, and damaging that. Imagine life with a tongue that doesn't work properly.
6. Hepatitis or HIV
Unsterile instruments are a great way to spread these and other infections. If you must do this, be sure to go to a reputable clinic, and be very sure that they do things properly: autoclave sterilization and gloves.
A word about of the Piercing Shops
We get email from body piercing people from time time to time. Sometimes it's polite; often it's coarse or abusive. Invariably, they claim that only non-regulated piercing is dangerous, while it's perfectly safe when they do it.
There's some truth to this. Sterile technique will reduce the risk of cross-infection. Unfortunately the best sterilization doesn't mitigate all the other risks. The piercing technicians aren't health care professionals; they don't treat the results when things go wrong. And they have a financial stake in the piercing business - so take them with a grain of salt.
Do plastic barbells solve the problem?
No. They reduce but don't eliminate the trauma to teeth and gums, and they don't reduce the risk of infection.
Vind het wel heel stoer 
