Airport X-ray machines and a prosthesis
Recently had the experience of being pulled aside at an airport after my prosthesis showed up as an anomaly on an xray screening machine. I had to declare what it was and have different screening as w...
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According to the Travelsecure website (under Australian Department of Home Affairs), under "Travellers with Specific Needs" it states that you need a letter from your doctor and relevant paperwork regarding specific issues and liquid or silicone breast prosthetics are specifically mentioned. You have to present these before you join the queue of regular travellers and can request a pat down be done in a private cubicle by a female security officer. They may not handle the prosthesis. Patients with colostomy bags and the like are also mentioned. My husband has a defibrillator/pacemaker and is not able to go through the metal detector. He presents his paperwork, and is checked separately from other passengers. I was given no problems at all at Sydney airport, travelling to Perth, and no problems on my return flight. I also had given them my letter beforehand, was zipped through the scanner by a female officer, (where the screen is only visible to the officer, not every other Dick, Tom and Harry in the line. She gave me a wink and a smile and wished me a good flight.