I was just thinking about this. Would a band set off a metal detector? I know it is mostly silicone, but there is a small amount of stainless steel in the connector, I believe. Anyone know?

My doctor told me that my port metal was titanium and thet it would not effect any metal detectors. Stainless is also not magnetic. Hope this helps

I know that small piece of metal is MRI safe, so I would assume it probably wouldn't set off an airport metal detector. I'll ask our patients.

I've flown several times since being banded and didn't set off the metal detectors. I wondered if it would, too. Sure was glad I didn't have to show my scars and explain to security I wasn't a terrorist:nono:

I work in a courthouse and I havent set off any of the metal detectors.

I've also flown and been in court since banding and no metal detector has gone off.

I've set off one metal detector in the 30+ flights I've taken since banding. The guy immediately asked me if I had a medical implant and I told him I did, so I had to go off to the side and get the full head to toe scan.

*Edit: I can't say for sure it wasn't something else that triggered the detector, but even when they came over with the wand it was triggering right over my port area, and I did not have an underwire bra on. I can't really make heads or tails of it because this was coming out of my home airport, and through the same terminal I go through 85% of the time. There's no real reason for it to have triggered that time, but not the others. *shrug*

Have had both MRIs and have traveled quite a bit and haven't had any trouble whatsoever.