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Only if you forgive the ridiculous-looking goatee. I was young & experimenting.
I did the fishing line method. At the time I did it (Dec. 2000), there was only one person (that I know of) who would perform it with the argon laser, and he was in Albany, NY. I called every oral surgeon, cosmetic surgeon, dental practitioner, and tattooist/piercer in the Greater Vancouver area, and had a really hard time finding anyone who had even heard of it, much less was willing to perform it. So I did the research and did it myself.
It took exactly three weeks with the fishing line, and I finished it off with a razor. Having your tongue bound up with fishing line is uncomfortable and makes you speak funny, but I wouldn't call it painful. Finishing it off with the razor was the only part that hurt and also the only time it bled. Once I finished it, I also ripped it about 1/4" further to extend the split. The part that I ripped grew back together, the rest is still just as split as it ever was. About 25mm I believe.
No ill effects, no effect on speech, as I said it was a surprisingly easy procedure. The most important part by far is keeping your mouth clean the entire time. I had the two halves pierced with barbells for about a year but that was just a bit too much metal in my mouth so I removed them.
Any questions from anyone interested in this procedure, feel free to PM me. :}
