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Contrary to popular belief they cannot see inside body cavities or diagnose disease. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/397090-tsa-body-scan-anomaly-after-surgery/" "author": { Started 14 hours ago, By var targetElement = 'html'; A place to ask simple legal questions, and to have legal concepts explained. I\u0027ll be flying for the first time since losing nearly 100# the end of this month. They either love me or hate me then, not sure which. This subreddit is a community of people who suffer from Hidradenitis Suppurativa. I fly a lot too and am glad I know about this. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. } Hernia mesh won't even register. } However, I'm finally flying again this weekend (and next to get home) and I've got some small spots, so we'll see how this goes! I entered the airport, checked in, and went to stand in line for my security check. Don't want to scare you, but the scanners are low powered X-rays, and you may have a tumor. Answer: Breast implants can be seen by some scanners. "discussionUrl": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/397090-tsa-body-scan-anomaly-after-surgery/", 3, 2019. "image": "https://s.bariatricpal.com/uploads/monthly_2017_08/FullSizeRender.thumb.jpg.0cb06f11c8f9d5820f512f65dc7b73f6.jpg", Contents show 1 Can you go through security at an airport if you're not Can You See Someone Off At The Airport? Current Weight: 150 lbs. "@type": "Person", Interesting. var ViselyPage = 'index'; That explains so much. I always, always trigger an alert in the body scan machine at the airport. I'm told it's random but has happened to me fives times in the last two years, out of just over a dozen flights. 1 views . This sets off the one at the local courthouse all the time. I didn\u0027t trigger the alarms when walking through the regular detector, just when I went through the full body scanner where you have to lift you arms over your head. } The scanner can detect any prosthesis, stent, implants, and other things like colostomy bags, and other metallic or non-metallic things etc. Wishing you continued healing and success. "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/397090-tsa-body-scan-anomaly-after-surgery/" "inLanguage": [ Download BariatricPal for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch! "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/397090-tsa-body-scan-anomaly-after-surgery/?do=findComment\u0026comment=4467239", "@type": "Comment", { }, 0 ); Underneath, I had a pair of bike shorts, longer than underwear but not long enough to be seen under the dress. // BEGIN Widgets configuration I'll be flying for the first time since losing nearly 100# the end of this month. googletag.pubads().enableAsyncRendering(); No belts or anything of the sort. It\u0027s the loose skin because I never wear belts and never have anything in my pockets. } Started Yesterday at 06:58 PM, By It was my first time flying since losing weight. Or Was She Just Being Aubrey Plaza? Since that has happened to me every single time I travel, I decided to do some research on why I set it off for "no reason". "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/profile/319848-oneiannie/" Started Yesterday at 08:49 PM, By $(document).ready(function(){ I'm no big fan of a lot of the measures the TSA have in place, but doing that is like turning around at a DUI checkpoint - you're basically asking them to escalate the situation. Reminds me that traffic police in Gwent were rumoured to play snooker with their job, stopping a red car and then a black car etc etc but they usually had problems finding a pink. "dateCreated": "2017-05-31T15:29:19+0000", I asked the agent what could have caused the machine to target my left ankle for a pat down, and he said it most often happens when people wear blue jeans that are bunched up around the cuff, or occasionally socks that ar. Orthopedic metals can also set off the alarm, and one study determined that a fair percentage of such travelers were asked to display their scars after being wand-scanned. Those are things like explosives or knives made out of materials other than metal, like ceramics, says Malvini Redden. No, the alarm is usually set off by something on or near your body, like jewelry, an underwire, or a hair accessory. The scanners are also designed to detect non-metallic threat items, such as those made out of ceramic materials. @media only screen and (max-width: 383px) {} How do y'all deal with the pat downs, though? n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; FML. Anyone else experience this or other things at the airport and suspect it was your extra skin? "name": "Oneiannie", As I stepped out of the scanner, a TSA agent asked me to step to the side. googletag.defineSlot('/15547294/BP_Sidebar_300x250_S2', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-S2').addService(googletag.pubads()); return(number>0?1:-1)*Math.floor(Math.abs(number))};var maxSafeInteger=Math.pow(2,53)-1;var toLength=function(value){var len=toInteger(value);return Math.min(Math.max(len,0),maxSafeInteger)};return function from(arrayLike){var C=this;var items=Object(arrayLike);if(arrayLike==null){throw new TypeError('Array.from requires an array-like object - not null or undefined')} I always tell them I\u0027ve lost over 100 lbs and it\u0027s loose skin, but they pat me down anyway.\n", "@type": "Person", }, Hi, I know Im super late to this thread, but I just went through this like five minutes ago. "@type": "InteractionCounter", document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); .visely-pagination ul li.active a { background-color: #4c4c4c; } "name": "Savagegirl", TBH, I got so irritated with the Ben Wa scenes in Fifty Shades of Grey that now I may never get around to it. I\u0027m glad to have a heads up! viewProfiles: true, In 2018, a man was arrested for trying to bring a knife through a body scanner. There have been a few issues with body scanners in the past, but they have all been resolved. Airport security systems use metal detectors, backscatter x-ray machines, millimeter wave scanners, and cabinet x-ray machines to keep people safe while traveling. "@type": "InteractionCounter", There are two main types of full-body scanners in use today: X-ray and millimeter wave. But i am very heavy. There are a few things that can trigger a TSA body scan. It's always the same area, the groin. "address": { "image": "https://s.bariatricpal.com/uploads/profile/photo-thumb-310169.jpg", But my cysts tend to be rather large. What Sets Off the TSA Groin Alarm? .visely-pagination { text-align: center; clear: both; } Allie Cat, February 7 }, googletag.pubads().refresh(refresh_slots); My stomach hangs out like an over stuffed fanny pack. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. } FML "Sir no hard objects can be carried on the plane..". It's easy! "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/397090-tsa-body-scan-anomaly-after-surgery/" "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/397090-tsa-body-scan-anomaly-after-surgery/?do=findComment\u0026comment=4466560", So it's gotten to the point where Googling "why do I set off airport body scanners groin" has gained popularitywhat a world. Did you have a belt on? "@type": "Comment", They have a switch to make it look like people have set it off. In 2015, a man was arrested for trying to bring a gun through a body scanner. I had no idea this was even a possibility!! TSA airport body scanner may be more likely to produce false alarms against . "name": "melunruh", I fly a lot too and am glad I know about this. FINGERS CROSSED FOR AN APRIL SURGERY DATE!! - FML. And I make a point of not wearing anything with rivets and such like. "dateCreated": "2017-06-03T01:56:51+0000", "name": "catwoman7", "image": "https://s.bariatricpal.com/uploads/profile/photo-thumb-303200.jpg", }, I\u0027m really nervous about being stopped at security like this!! It may not display this or other websites correctly. If not, then chances are the detector is picking up something like a piercing in the groin in your body and you better see a . Brandy Crawford If so, its conceivable you made a special roster called the 95 list. According to The New York Times, in 2018, the TSA created a new secret watch list to monitor people who may be targeted as potential threats at airport checkpoints simply because they have swatted away security screeners hands or otherwise appeared unruly.. rhg123 The experience can be upsetting, invasive, and retraumatizing for travelers. }, Weight Lost: 160 lbs. I always go through the full-body machine through Philly. ], { I set off the TSA's groin alarm after going through one of the full body scanners (in which you lift your arms and spread your legs apart to be scanned). Press J to jump to the feed. One of the most common questions about the scanners is what sets off the alarm that is located in the groin area of the paper doll image that is displayed on the monitor. }, (It's my box in a box!) The officer told Olivia that because of something the scanner had detected, a pat-down would be necessary. So I asked a border force mate based at Gatwick and she confirmed they have a manual ring ring button and use it. "@type": "Comment", relocateSearch(); "userInteractionCount": 16 You are using an out of date browser. refreshAds = function(refresh_slots) { 0:000:53Airport Security and Period Products | What can they see? ", "name": "Melissa315", in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A, By I don't know what to do. "@type": "Person", "@type": "ListItem", What would have happened if I had just left the airport instead of consenting to the screening? Skip to Article Set weather }, For now, there are the AIT scanners, so no, the TSA won't see you naked when you walk through securitybut they will detect any possible threats and these 13 things most likely to get you flagged by the TSA. The TSA agents scolded me for wearing a hoodie that was long and hung over my crotch area, I had nothing on me at all, that is what they thought was the cause I suppose. }, "author": { Body scanners use a different type of technology that does not penetrate the body, so it cannot detect drugs inside the body. \n", It's called Advanced Imaging Technology or AIT. No, all TSA body scanners do not use the same technology. "@id": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/988-weight-loss-surgery-forums/", "text": "Yep. Believe it or not, the liquid contents of most crystal balls surpass the 3.4-ounce limit and, consequently, aren't allowed in carry-ons. Going thru the full body scan it alerted to my stomach/groin area. Advanced Imaging Technology is also used to generate images of peoples bodies that can be used to identify hidden objects. in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions, By There are a few reasons why you might set off airport body scanners in the groin area. googletag.defineSlot('/15547294/BP_Sidebar_125x125_SQ3', [125, 125], 'div-gpt-ad-SQ3').addService(googletag.pubads()); "@type": "Person", //setInterval(function(){googletag.pubads().refresh();}, 75000); JavaScript is disabled. I put lemon in it and that now makes me nauseous. "image": "https://s.bariatricpal.com/uploads/profile/photo-thumb-303338.jpeg", "@type": "Person", 3. Do you have any idea WTF could be going on?! The scanner is designed to detect any kind of threat item, regardless of the material it is made out of. They keep asking me if I have something in my pockets. __attentive_domain="bariatricpal.attn.tv",function(){window.__attentive={invoked:!1,show:function(){this.invoked=!0}};var t=!1,e=function(){if(document.readyState&&!/loaded|complete/.test(document.readyState))return void setTimeout(e,10);if(!t)return t=!0,void setTimeout(e,50);var n=document.createElement("script");n.setAttribute("async","true"),n.type="text/javascript",n.src="https://cdn.attn.tv/loader.js",((document.getElementsByTagName("head")||[null])[0]||document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0].parentNode).appendChild(n)};if(document.readyState && /loaded|complete/.test(document.readyState))e();else window.addEventListener?window.addEventListener("load",e,!1):window.attachEvent("onload",e)}(),window.__attentive.show(); Kris Poole, February 17 // Toggle class Can TSA scanners detect tumors? "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/397090-tsa-body-scan-anomaly-after-surgery/" .visely-recommendation-item .spr-badge-caption {display: none;} "text": "I flew for the first time since losing 145lbs. There's probably a few other factors that bump up your chance of getting an extra search - travelling alone, route, single ticket, maybe being a man? Scar tissue, medical metals, implants, and other equipment purposely placed inside the body may set off the scanner. September 9, 2016. Credit: DAVID PRASAD Flickr. "@context": "http://www.schema.org", Airport body scanners alert the TSO to threatsmainly weapons such as knives, guns and explosives. } Never imagined it was because of HS! ", It got flagged. The FAA sets standards for airport detectors, and they're supposed to be tested daily. var resizeWindow = function(){ var wClasses = "wDesktop wTablet wMobile"; if(detectDevice() === 30){ $("html").removeClass(wClasses).addClass("wDesktop"); } else if(detectDevice() === 20){ $("html").removeClass(wClasses).addClass("wTablet"); } else { $("html").removeClass(wClasses).addClass("wMobile"); }} I guess it's something we have to be prepared for every time we fly unless we have plastic surgery.< br>. So, the Weed looks orange in the Airport scanner and but there can be other organic items in your luggage that can look orange, and that is the job of detectives or security staff to investigate closely because the equal representation on the scanner can also be for the explosives made up of glycerin and potassium nitrate. Twice. How Much Does A Gallon Ziplock Bag Weigh? I always tell them I've lost over 100 lbs and it's loose skin, but they pat me down anyway. // Run width functions after 500ms pause upload_imgURL: "", New FDA Approved Vyleesi is Not Female ViagraIts Much Worse, The Sex & Pleasure Book: Good Vibrations Guide to Great Sex for Everyone. That process is specifically for travelers who are repeatedly selected for additional screeningindicating they may accidentally be on a watch listwho want to have their file corrected with the Department of Homeland Security. Stay safe out there, people. But it still happened \n\n", No piercings, nothing. GreenTealael, July 24, 2018 Why do i set off airport body scanners groin reddit. "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/profile/257598-catwoman7/" "interactionType": "http://schema.org/ViewAction", }); "potentialAction": { "@type": "Person", .visely-recommendation-item a, .visely-recommendation-item a:hover { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; opacity: 1; } $(targetElement).toggleClass(className); This includes things like keys, coins, and even some types of clothing. "@type": "Person", They had to do a pat down. "dateCreated": "2017-05-31T14:42:37+0000", The scanners cannot detect drugs inside the body because they use different technology than medical X-rays. Barium discovered in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); in Food and Nutrition, By var mappingH1; { } The lady waiting on the other side gestured me towards her and asked about my knees, and really, they showed up yellow on the scan, one slightly more so than the other. Or so I was told. They did not give me the option to go back through the machine or leave the airport, they said I was required to do the search. In fact, the TSA does allow you to "opt out" of going through the full-body scanner machines. var detectDevice = function(){ var grabPageWidth = $('body').css('min-width'); return parseFloat(grabPageWidth, 10); } I had read about this on prior discussions on this board. Norfolk. Rhonda Mengert, of Las Vegas, said in her complaint an implant in her hip set off the body scanner, even though she was pre-certified to board the plane and told agents about the implant. "name": "Savagegirl", "dateCreated": "2017-06-07T04:37:16+0000", Jonestina } ceri84, December 2, 2022 // Relocate search bar I didn\u0027t say anything and just let her do her job but it kinda sucks. Other possible reasons include wearing metal jewelry or being black or overweight. TikTok User Sparks Ethical Debate, People Who Struggle With Food and Body Image Really Want You to Ditch These Five Common Phrases, Bethany Hamilton Slammed on Social Media For Transphobic Rant. } As per Lifehacker, If you find it happening often, then you should try applying for a redress number. Most people I know have set off the scanner at one time or another, which usually results in a little extra pat down on the area of the body the scanner deemed suspicious. "@context": "http://schema.org", Anyone else experience this or other things at the airport and suspect it was your extra skin?\n", It might just set off the TSA's scanners every time you head through security. "image": "https://s.bariatricpal.com/uploads/monthly_2017_12/M_member_301190.png", The Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) body scanners are designed to detect potential threats to air travel. Life is so much better when you're not playing Superior Mean Girl online. The scanner then looks for "anomalies" under the passenger's clothing-and in the process, engages in technological sex/gender policing. Until people on this site learn to be kind to each other and use their adult words instead of words like "ick" or "icky", I'm out. In 2014, a man was arrested for trying to bring a bomb through a body scanner. ", Find Out Why Gen Z is Falling In Love with this Bronx-Based Rapper, Wednesdays Christina Ricci Opens Up About Mental Health, Motherhood, and Being a 90s Icon: BUST Exclusive Interview, Is Reselling Thrifted Clothing Sustainable or Selfish? "url": "https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/397090-tsa-body-scan-anomaly-after-surgery/?do=findComment\u0026comment=4466992", { "text": "Did you have a belt on? Submit ithere!--. "userInteractionCount": 800 fbq('track', 'PageView', {"item_id":397090,"item_name":"TSA body scan anomaly after surgery","item_type":"topic","category_name":"Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums"} ); Q: Whenever I travel, my crotch sets off the TSA scanner and I have to get patted down. Dr. Carol Queen: Let me start by considering the NuvaRing. "dateCreated": "2017-06-02T13:01:44+0000", ", I feel so much better now knowing that's why I get stopped each time. "@type": "Person", Both types of scanners are effective at detecting items that may be a threat to security. ST. How Much Does A Gallon Ziplock Bag Weigh? }, Those are the airports I've been through the most. I worked as airport security and I also triggered the MM wave scan. So far, I felt it in my clothesso far, and I lost my taste bud. You can look online to see whether your airport has 24 hours service. So, even if a knife is made out of ceramic, the scanner should still be able to pick it . "pageStart": 1, cookie_ssl: true, I don't fly often, and it's been so long now that I'm unsure if I was flaring the last time I got patted down, but I've only set off the scanner a few times though. --> But apparently, they cannot. .visely-recommendation-item { background-color: #ffffff; margin: 7px; position: relative; display: inline-block; border-radius: 5px; box-shadow: 0 2px 2px rgba(11, 25, 28, 0.1); } Ordered list. "author": { NikkiRose89 I Have No Piercings, WTF 5 5.I was pulled aside and frisked because something in my groin area 6 6.why is tsa always at my crotch..seriously - FlyerTalk . 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