Girls with split tounge

Archy Strange has created her look by cutting the central divide in her fleshy muscle and now has a whole host of new moves. The brunette, who appears to speak with an American accent, has managed to split her tongue by cutting the natural central divide in the fleshy muscle - otherwise known as the median fibrous septum. In the clip, Archy showed off her unique moves, as well as telling her four million viewers about her strange look. Especially on their first time.

By: Chas Hoppe. We've already touched on the cultural component of body modification, but why else might someone want a bifurcated tongue? As with all body modifications, people who've undergone the procedure cite a variety of reasons for choosing it. From thrill-seeking and self-discovery to art, politics and spirituality, to simply thinking it looks good, coming up with a reason really hasn't been a problem. There generally aren't any physical drawbacks to a split tongue more on that later , so that's a plus. In fact, from a functional sense, those who've had the procedure tend to speak very highly of their new dual appendage though there is a little retraining involved. Both segments of a bifurcated tongue are able to move independently, meaning that people with a split tongue have more manual dexterity -- which is said to be quite the benefit when it comes to kissing [source: Siegel ].

Tongue bifurcation , splitting or forking , is a type of body modification in which the tongue is cut centrally from its tip to as far back as the underside base, forking the end. Bifid tongue in humans may also be an unintended complication of tongue piercings [1] or a rare congenital malformation associated with maternal diabetes, [2] orofaciodigital syndrome 1 , [3] Ellis—Van Creveld syndrome , Goldenhar syndrome , and Klippel—Feil syndrome. According to Google Trends , search interest in tongue splitting peaked in , and has the highest search interest in South America followed by the Post-Soviet States , then the Anglosphere. Tongue bifurcation may be done surgically using a scalpel , or cauterised with a laser. Before splitting with any method, some choose to have a well-healed tongue piercing where the back end of the split is intended to be.

People who have their tongues split or get mouth piercings are putting their health at serious risk, surgeons have warned. Tongue splitting, which involves cutting the tongue in half to create a lizard-like forked effect, has gained popularity among body modification enthusiasts. Experts say it can lead to complications such as significant blood loss, infection, nerve damage and problems with breathing and swallowing. They say tongue and lip piercings cam also cause tooth fractures and gum damage. More than half of tongue piercings and one in five lip piercings carried out for people between the ages of 16 and 24 are believed to result in complications, according to the Royal College of Surgeons.