My dad made a joke about me setting the metal alarms off in the airport and I started thinking, how will these internal staples effect us in the future? From the picture they use a LOT of staples to hold our stomachs together after reducing them. SO can the staples come loose over time?

I would think that even if the staples did migrate, the healed tissue of the stomach will remain intact. The stomach only requires the staple line for healing purposes, unless I'm misinformed.

The staples are permanent and they are titanium... they are also very tiny and will not set off the metal detector. If they did, none of these folks going to and from Mexico for their surgeries would be able to get through..

Im not worried about the metal detectors since I dont fly (my dad was just being silly) but I was hoping they would possibly dissolve over time?

My doctor told me that the staples hold the sleeve together while it heals. Within a few weeks, scar tissue will form over top of the staples and form a strong bond that will be permanent. The staples are only necessary for the healing period. They will still be there, but the scar tissue will be holding it together after that point. Our bodies are so miraculous! :-D

And, they won't set off metal detectors. They are soooo very small... There are a lot of them, but they are so small that they won't be setting off any alarms.

Thanks Mom2five! That is reassuring. I was hoping they wouldnt come lose and cause damage. That makes sense they will be held in place by the scar tissue.

The staples are permanent and they are titanium... they are also very tiny and will not set off the metal detector. If they did, none of these folks going to and from Mexico for their surgeries would be able to get through..

There is no body scan/metal detector at the border crossing from Mexico to San Diego.

There is no body scan/metal detector at the border crossing from Mexico to San Diego.

As there are numerous locations in Mexico that don't go through San Diego. Logic dictates that there is more surgery locations than Tijuana...

The staples do not set off the metal detectors made from a different grade / type of metal I went through after my surgery nothing happened

My piercings don’t; set off metal detectors these staples wont

As previously stated the staples are titanium, which is non ferrous which means they are non magnetic and will not set of metal detectors. Titanium is pretty phenominal as mit is totally inert and non allergenic and I would imagine that there is not one in several million people who are alergic to them. It would take millenia for them to dissolve and as also stated they are encapsulated in scar tissue and there is little chance of them migrating.

LOL, the metal detector was a joke. The worry in my statement was the staples coming loose and causing injury!!!

i was told my my doctor that the stomach heals just like a cut on your skin it heals on its own forming scar tissue the staples stay there but do not cause any harm. once the stomach is fully healed its very rate that you would have a rupture.. however I've read on here horrible stories about the body rejecting the staples or the staples not taking .... all i can say hope we are all safe with this titanium we will carry with us forever.. we should check back on each other 20 30+ years from now .. jk