tongue piercing

A tongue piercing is a body piercing usually done directly through the center of the tongue. While tongue piercing remains a popular site to pierce in the Western world, it has declined in popularity since 2011, going from the second to the fourth most popular body piercing for both men and women. Standard tongue piercings, or one hole in the center of tongue, is the most common and safest way to have tongue pierced, and as such it has gained in popularity and is no longer considered an "extreme" piercing.