Dear missionpa,

It is so sad to me that you should even have to ask this question. I wish there was a definitive answer. If you are transiting through airports/checkpoints utilizing walk through metal detectors (WTMD), your prothesis should not set off any alarms, but you could still be selected for random additional screening during which your prosthesis would be discovered, triggering additional screening to clear you past the security check point. You could be selected for being lopsided! I don't know how intrusive this additional screening might be, nor do I know how much additional time this might take before you might be allowed to board your flight. I wish there was a better answer. If you are transiting through an airport/check point with the advanced imaging technology, your anomaly is quite likely to trigger additional screening, with or without the prosthesis. I hate that you should even have to worry about such a thing! Have you asked the TSA this question re: travelling while lopsided? I am curious what they might suggest is the best course of action to speed transit through the checkpoint and avoid any issues.

If you are flying through airports w/o the AIT's (check http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...y-scanner.html for further information), you might be just fine passing through the WTMD and your entire experience through the checkpoints will be uneventful. At any rate, decide in advance what you will do if directed through the AIT. Since you are most likely to be selected for additional screening at that point anyways, I would advise opting out of the AIT entirely.