Originally Posted by
RadioGirl
Removing it before the checkpoint and putting it in your carry-on may be the least invasive; if it shows up as "liquid" on the x-ray, the screeners will want to inspect it and swab it, but that may be less embarrassing* than having to remove it from your shirt for the same inspection.
*Not by much, I guess. 
Good point, which I forgot to mention. Bottom line, Missionpa, if you plan on having it with you at the checkpoint (either on your body or in your bag), there is
no way to ensure that you will not have to suffer the indignity of having it inspected. If you are lucky enough to be using airports that don't have NoS's, I would recommend wearing it, as at least then you won't have to worry about it being seen in the bag x-ray. Of course you still might be pulled out for a random grope, and then you might be faced with a TSO who gets a little too grabby and recognizes that your breast is not "normal" and will want to inspect it.
Originally Posted by
RadioGirl
If you put it in your checked bag, it may show up on the x-ray as "something suspicious" and the TSA will open your bag and inspect it. They may also take the opportunity to inspect everything else in your bag, and (perhaps accidentally) fail to put everything back when they're done. If the prosthetic is expensive and/or difficult to replace, you shouldn't put it in checked baggage.
I'm not so sure that a prosthetic breast would trigger a checked-bag search - it doesn't look anything like a weapon, and there's no issues with carrying liquids/gels in checked luggage. Of course her bag could be pulled out for inspection for any reason whatsoever, so your warning is valid - I'm just not sure that the prosthesis would increase the likelihood of that happening.
None of our checked property is safe these days.
Originally Posted by
RadioGirl
Yeah, it sucks that people have to worry about things like this just to travel on an aircraft.
Doesn't it? Just makes me sick. And sad for those of us with medical devices who have to be treated like scum for the "crime" of having been through illness/surgery.