Woman with alopecia or hair loss who has having problem when traveling. She wear a hair-enhancement system that clips onto her hair to stay in place. She’s happy and her anxiety over the problem is gone.

But, the clips are metal then she wondering if she can ever travel on the plain again. She have seen the little old ladies stopped by screener because wearing hip replacements. She stopped at checkpoint when security screened.

She asked if there’s a possibility to avoid the humiliation?, or a provision for this problem or the discretion of the airport security?

Advice
Greg Soule, the public affairs spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration said even the clips are small they may still detect the metal with the use of metal detector when you go through security airlines. But you can request them for a private screenings.

Be confident. You should talk to the security officer in the checkpoint and ask to be screened privately. Then, you will be taken from public view and checked with a hand wand and other screening techniques. If the concerns has been checked and clips are detected, a visual inspection may have to be done to resolve the alarm.

However, you can bring a physician note explaining your condition. But, they are not accepted because of concerns about the fraudulent documents.