Shannon Larratt, a 29-year-old Canadian who had his tongue split by a surgeon, worries that many people will simply go to "underground" parlors to have it done in unsafe conditions.

He acknowledges that if he were to want to reverse his tongue split, the option is there – although it’s said this is more painful than getting it done in the first place.

Tongue splitting is a body modification of the tongue that involves cutting the tongue to give it a forked appearance. It comes with many risks, and should only be done by a professional.

Essie Hakim, 30, a New Yorker who had her tongue split by a surgeon in 1998, says she had to learn how to speak again. But she says she knew what she was getting into.

The southern Californian recently stunned her 1.7 million followers when she placed cans of the dueling fizzes in front of her — and then dipped both sides of her tongue into the different drinks.

“When you kiss someone … it’s like having two tongues,” said Jeremy Lanig, 24, a teaching assistant for the math department at the University of Wisconsin, about his split tongue. Lanig’s tongue is a ...

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Cosmetic body modifications such as oral piercings and tongue-splitting could lead to serious health complications, surgeons have warned. Tongue-splitting—where the tongue is cut in half to ...

I had a split tongue procedure - I had to relearn how to speak and eat but it was 100% worth it. Vii Duquette, from Florida, described the first week of healing as 'hell' ...

Date got your tongue? A Turkish model and influencer reportedly required emergency surgery after an overzealous date bit through her tongue during their passionate first kiss.