Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
I have a non-metallic implant in my lower back. It doesn’t set off the metal detector but set off the millimeter wave detector every time. It shows up as a “groin abnormality”. So I get crotch searched every time I go through that detector.
I have metallic hardware in my lower back which does not set off the MMW Scanner or WTMD. What is questionable is that the MMW Scanner alarms on my bare neck almost all the time. No surgeries, scars, or other abnormalities in that area. I'm not sure if slight movement during scanning or something else is at play but I have no confidence that the machine is useful when it alarms on a regular basis on bare skin. I call if a false alarm but I'm sure TSA would say something different.
I think it is just another part of Security Theater.