What is the difference between frog eyes and snake eyes?

They're exactly the same. The frog eye piercing, or venom piercing, may occasionally get confused with a tongue piercing called the snake eyes piercing. This piercing is actually one piercing closer to the tip of the tongue.
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What is the difference between frog eyes and snake eyes piercing?

The snake piercing is also a type of double tongue piercing frog eyes belong to, but it is placed near the tongue tip, whereas the frog eye piercing placement is more toward the middle of the tongue. Also, for the snake piercing, you use one curved barbell rather than two straight ones.
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What is a frog eyes piercing?

A venom piercing is a double tongue piercing — one on each side of the tongue. Though not quite as tough-sounding, it's sometimes called a frog eye piercing because the balls on the jewelry resemble frog eyes when you open your mouth.
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What can I get instead of snake eyes piercing?

Alternatives to snake eyes include the snake bites piercing, which is placed on either side of the lower portion of the mouth or lips and can create the same “snake-like” effect in a facial piercing.
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Which tongue piercing is the safest?

Standard tongue piercings, or one hole in the center of the tongue, is the most common and safest way to have the tongue pierced.
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Can you see tongue piercing you talk?

Thanks to their hidden nature, tongue piercings are a fun piercing that you can make visible when you want to (or when you speak) but otherwise keep to yourself as much as you'd like.
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Are snake eyes Safe?

Most piercers consider the snake eyes piercing to be unsafe. Most reputable piercing shops refuse to do it. There's a high risk of rejection as well as gum rejection, cracking or chipping of the teeth. The health risks alone are enough to put most people off of this piercing.
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Which tongue piercing is better?

Titanium is the recommended metal as the risk of getting an allergy is low. You can also go for silver, gold or surgical steel as these are biocompatible and the safest metals for piercing jewelry.
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What is the Medusa piercing?

What is a medusa piercing? A medusa or philtrum piercing positions a stud in the center groove above the cupid's-bow of the lip. A piercer usually fits the piercing with a long labret stud. Once the piercing heals, a person can exchange the stud for a shorter stud to avoid causing damage to their teeth and gums.
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What are snake bite piercings?

A snake bites piercing is a double lip piercing that sits near the outer corners of the lower lip's edge. As the name suggests, the placement of the piercing resembles a snake bite.
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Do body piercings have meanings?

The reasons for piercing or not piercing are varied. Some people pierce for religious or spiritual reasons, while others pierce for self-expression, for aesthetic value, for sexual pleasure, to conform to their culture or to rebel against it.
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Can I eat cereal with a new tongue piercing?

Hot, spicy or crunchy foods can cause pain while you are eating with your healing tongue ring. Small pieces of crunchy foods can become stuck in your tongue piercing channel and cause irritation, tearing or pain. Cold or frozen foods, such as ice cream, can soothe your fresh tongue piercing.
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How painful is a tongue piercing?

How much does the tongue piercing hurt? The tongue may seem like it would be sensitive, but most report relatively low piercing pain. With an experienced piercer, you will feel a pinch, but they'll conduct the procedure quickly, so it will be fast. The real pain comes in the days immediately afterward.
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What kind of tongue can't be pierced?

Who Can't Get Their Tongue Pierced? People who have a very short tongue. This includes you if you are unable to stick out your tongue or stick it out very far. People who have a lot of webbing that stretches far up the tongue.
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Why should you not get your tongue pierced?

The American Dental Association recommends against tongue piercing. It shouldn't come as a surprise, but the ADA recommends against tongue piercing because of risks including "swelling, bleeding, infection, chipped or damaged teeth, gingivial recession, lacerations/scarring, hypersalivation, etc."
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What is the smallest tongue ring size?

Barbell length for tongue piercing can vary between 10mm (0,39in) and 18mm(0,70in) depending on the thickness of your tongue. Note that the most common barbell length for tongue piercing tend to be 16mm(0,62in).
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Why is my snake eyes piercing white?

You may notice white fluids excreted by the wound where the piercing is healing, as the dead white blood cells are leaving your body. Normally, the dead blood cells would form a scab, but the saliva in your mouth won't allow a scab to form.
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Does snake eyes give you a lisp?

Unfortunately, the side effects of this piercing are less then cute, which is why we don't offer them here. Horizontal tongue piercings can cause such issues as gum erosion, chipped teeth, and lisps when talking. There's a reason we haven't been doing them before now, and that's because they aren't safe.
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How do you sleep with snake eyes piercing?

Try to sleep with your head propped up on pillows during the first few nights of healing; keeping your head above your heart will help to avoid much initial overnight swelling.
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Why do girls get their tongue pierced?

When used for oral sex, the small metal ball or tongue ring that is on the tip of the ring will add pressure, tease, and bring a new sensation to the experience for your lover. People that use them seem to get off on the fact that their partner enjoys oral sex so much.
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Can you give oral with a tongue piercing?

You'll also have to be careful to prevent bacteria getting into the mouth which means no smoking, kissing, putting your hands in your mouth OR engaging in oral sex. You should avoid this for as long as possible, with many websites advising against oral sex for at least 4-6 weeks.
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Do they numb your tongue before piercing it?

Different people react to pain in different ways. The piercing professional usually take precautions to bypass the veins of the tongue during the procedure. There is no numbing medicine given to ease the pain or discomfort during or after the procedure. There may be discomfort during the procedure and that is normal.
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What does snake eye piercing mean?

What Is A Snake Eyes Piercing? A snake eyes piercing is when you have your tongue pierced in two areas near the front of the tongue – when a person with a snake eyes piercing opens his mouth, the piercings are spread out to look like two snake eyes staring out. Still, that's not all there is to it.
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What is a smiling piercing?

What type of piercing is this? A smiley piercing goes through your frenulum, the small piece of skin connecting your upper lip to your upper gum. This piercing is relatively invisible until you smile — hence the name “smiley piercing.”
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