The case at left was a local girl who almost died from a brain abscess following a tongue piercing. She had part of her skull removed to relieve pressure caused by the infection. She can still feel the soft spot where the skull is missing.
http://www.drhendry.ca/InfoAndLinks/TonguePiercing/TongueGranuloma.jpg
http://www.drhendry.ca/InfoAndLinks/TonguePiercing/BrainAbscessPic437.JPG