I had my tongue cut in half (forked, like a snake) during an orthodontist visit when I was a teenager....they were cutting a gap between my teeth...and well, my tongue got curious and wanted in on the "action" and lemme tell you....it BLED!!! And bled....one of the techs held gauze on my tongue for about 20 minutes. It stopped hurting after a little bit. It was CRAZY...I should've taken a picture, you could see the muscle inside the tongue....salty french fries that night was a BAD idea! LOL Well, it totally healed/closed up on its own in a few days, looks normal.