I’d like to talk about travel for a bit, since I love to travel. Is there anything better for the soul than travel? Getting to go to other countries, experience unique climates, cultures, sites and flavors? I think not. The only speedbump in our journey of worldwide enlightenment comes in the form of those helpful and friendly folks who run our secure screening areas. First fact: You’re not as naked under those backscatter scanners as you thought you were. At least, not anymore. In an unrelated note you should totally stock up onorganic jewelryandnon-metallic stuff.
Not that your metal jewelry will cause any problems. Seriously, it probably won’t, I just needed a placeholder for this cavity search infographic.
Now, I’m not going to talk about 9/11, giving up freedoms for security, or as some people say, “The illusion of security, man.” Nor am I here to discuss the biases of TSA policy, the possibility that it is a government conspiracy to force us to wear “acceptable” clothing and jewelry (“I can wear my watch and my eyeglasses through the checkpoint, but my nipple rings have to come out? They’re fascist lizard people man, controlling our minds.”)
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Frequent commentator here at the blog, Elayne Angel, said, in her book The Piercing Bible, that she has not had issues with the TSA even though she is wearing a lot of body jewelry. She travels all over the world, so she has had a lot of chances to trigger an incident if anyone was going to.
One source (Here) at the TSA said that if you set off the alarm, you might have to have a ‘pat down’ or remove the jewelry in private:
Certain metal body piercings may cause the machines to alarm and a pat-down may be required. If additional screening is required, you may be asked to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to the pat-down.
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As I said, instances of the pat downs actually occurring seem very rare. Elayne said, “To date I have not had any issues with TSA, nor have I had any reported from the many clients I’ve pierced throughout my career.” She also said that she, personally, opts for the pat downs because of the unknown effects of the radiation that the scanners use. That journal article in the link makes it sound as safe as your breakfast cereal, but they are still firing radiation at you, so you never know.
Another frequent contributor, piercer and instructor, Rick Frueh, had this to add, “So, two weeks after nine eleven. I was flying out of Newark, NJ. At the time I was a smoker. I finished a smoke and was heading through security to my gate. I had 1 spikes in my forehead. They pulled me aside to check if I was allowed to have them, while in the next lane crocheting needless went by no problem. After about ten minutes they determined that there wasn't an issue and let me pass.”
He would bet with TSA agents on whether he would set off the detectors (In addition to the horns and multiple piercings, Rick had steel subdermals). How did that turn out?
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It should be noted that if you crochet, you can still bring your knitting needles on the plane. Along with your sweet, sweet jewelry.
In short, you probably won’t get radiation poisoning from the scanners (but no promises), they can’t see you as naked as you think they can (but again, no promises), you probably won’t set off the metal detectors (you know the drill), and feel free to crochet on the plane because somehow your twelve inch needles aren’t dangerous.Traveling is stressful enough! Between the packing, the planning, the schedule, and the traveling itself, there's not much more you'll want to add onto your plate. While you're planning on wearing the most comfortable and hassle-free outfit to get you through your flights, an uncomfortable thought always arises - I have to go through airport security. What does this mean for my piercings? They're made of metal after all - aren't I going to set off the metal detector?
Nobody wants to get pulled aside for setting off the alarm on a metal detector. This is an especially poignant thought for us pierced and modified folks! Some of our piercings just aren't made to be removed, especially new and still-healing piercings.
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If you've been worried about your piercings and airport security, we've got good news for you. Read through the rest of this blog to learn all about how your piercing jewelry may or may not affect a metal detector.
In order to understand why (or why not) your jewelry will (or won't) set off a metal detector, it's important to understand how a metal detector actually works.
There's a reason metal detectors are used in secure settings - think the airport, stadiums, schools, etc. While the detector is on, it sends out a constant electromagnetic wave. As you walk through the metal detector, since you are not personally magnetic, you won't disrupt the wave... But a magnetic metal object will. If the machine detects something metal, it will alert the employees assigned to monitor the equipment.
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There are lots of kinds of metal detectors, but the ones that are most commonly asked about are the ones at an airport. Their purpose is to look for dangerous objects like weapons, explosives, knives, or anything that could be a threat to safety while on an airplane. Airport security is less concerned about your tiny metal nose ring than they are about these large metal weapons, so they'll adjust the strength of the detector to pick up only what they're looking for... But there may be a situation where NO metal is allowed into a location and the detector can be used to sense any presence of metal.
While metal detectors CAN find your tiny tragus earring, TSA still has a job to do... And monitoring thousands and thousands of people a day would be impossible if a machine was being set off by each and every piercing. Not to mention, your belly button ring doesn't pose a threat to safety, and an oversensitive metal detector would make finding actual threats to security like finding a needle in a haystack.
Airport security is intense. They have many rules about liquids, gels, carry-on bags, and other guidelines, all in an effort to keep everyone safe.
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With that being said, your piercing jewelry probably isn't going to set off the metal detector. Your underwire bro probably isn't going to set off the metal detector. Your buttons on your clothes probably won't set off the metal detector (although they might set off the handheld wand).
There's always a minimal risk that you're going to set off a machine, especially if you're an individual who wears larger-gauge jewelry or ornate metal ear hangers. If you're especially worried about it, you can always try jewelry made of bioplast, a flexible, biocompatible plastic that is super comfy in piercings.
Again, this depends on the individual... But we do not recommend removing your body jewelry, especially fresh piercings, unless absolutely necessary. This is why it's not usually a great idea to get pierced on vacation - you just never know what's going to happen, especially in a foreign country.
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Since the chance that you're going to set off security with your nipple piercings is pretty low overall, it's probably best to simply leave them in. Same goes for belly button rings; septum rings; ear cartilage piercings; tongue rings; or pretty much anything else you can think of. Even healed piercings can close up without warning with no jewelry inside, so remove at your own risk.
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