A female asked:
i have recently gotten my tongue web pierced and i have bits of white tissue on both sides of the piercing. i think it's just scar tissue but i'm not?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Rashid Altafi answered
Specializes in General Practice
Observation: I would continue to monitor this small tissue growths over the next several weeks to see if they improve or resolve. What you are observing is part of the healing process. If there are any significant changes (ie. size or color or shape) please follow up with your primary care provider.
Answered on May 1, 2017
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ira Friedlander answered
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Most likely this is: an infection. Potentially it could be a vascular injury that is compromising the blood flow to the area around the piercing. Whatever it is is not go ... Read More
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Dr. Arnold Malerman answered
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Time: Time to see a Dentist, and the sooner the better. If tissues in vicinity of piercing have become infected can be quite serious.
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Lawrence Kessler answered
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Be concerned: Get it out
Many reasons
Can infect your tongue
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A female asked:
Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
Make sure you do not: Get infected. Wash with Alcohol and H2O2. New ski/Fibrosis can cause itching.
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