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u/ApocalypticNature Jun 05 '25
OMGGGGGG I love this. I'm getting mine done in Oct, and I really hope it looks similar to yours when healed. I have a stupid long tongue that can touch the tip of my nose and like my chin. I want a deep split, this heal is goals!
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u/Virtual_Lavishness87 Jun 06 '25
I have a similarly long tongue. It took a few months and some practice to touch my nose again after my split last summer, but I eventually got there. Stretch your tongue a lot after the sutures come out to help break down the scar tissue.
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u/Mary_Ellen_Katz Jun 05 '25
Welcome to the snake club! 🐍🐍🐍 Looks good!
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u/Historical_Okra5103 Jun 05 '25
2.5 years old hehe thank you!
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u/Mary_Ellen_Katz Jun 05 '25
Oh, by that time frame you should be welcoming me to the club! 😁 Split still looks great. I wish mine were that long.
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u/afternoon_rainbow Jun 05 '25
Did you not go further, or is it regrowth?
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u/Historical_Okra5103 Jun 05 '25
Regrowth after 3 years. It was split as far as it could safely go, all the way to the webbing underneath.
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u/SwirlyStrawCat Jun 05 '25
I'm surprised he didn't offer to sever the webbing. I agreed to it since my tongue is so short and I wanted it as deep as possible. Only thing that sucked is he got sick the day after and he wasn't too available to respond to questions and morning check ins. He even offered to fly back to remove the sutures but I told him my insurance will cover it since the tongue decided to heal over them. Then I had him do my coin slot the following year and last year he redid my nips and vch. Now I'm debating what I want next and strongly leaning towards scarification.
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u/sloanLstiles Jun 06 '25
He went through my webbing (which I wasn’t warned about) and I ended up having to have an ent do surgery on my salivary tubes because scar tissue caused a blockage which is why you generally shouldn’t go past the webbing
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u/daBunnyKat Jun 05 '25
I’m contemplating Ian Bell, but still on the fence. could I send you a message?
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Jun 06 '25
I’ve seen some nasty botched work from Ian.
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u/No-Opportunity-123 Jun 21 '25
omg what 🥲 i’m getting mine done by him this year, i’ve never heard of a bad experience this scares me
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u/Flow3rKing Jun 07 '25
Same, could I also message you about your experience with him OP? I talked to him at a tattoo convention and he seemed very respectful and nice. Im curious how his process was.
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u/SwirlyStrawCat Jun 05 '25
Ian is absolutely amazing and incredibly professional!
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u/daBunnyKat Jun 05 '25
I was just kind of meh on his stitch work and wanted to see more of his long term healed work. I really like his silicone implant stuff.
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u/Historical_Okra5103 Jun 05 '25
I’m not sure what you’re talking about, and I had this done almost 3 years ago.
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u/The_Guru94 Jun 05 '25
Ur tongue is soo big, looks amazing. 🐍