The woman reportedly screamed out in pain as she was being taken out of the machine.
An anonymous medical provider reported the strange incident to the Food and Drug Administration in April 2023, though it’s received renewed media attention this week. The 22-year-old woman reportedly screamed out in pain as she was pulled out of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine following a scan, which then prompted her delayed admission of having had a “butt plug” inserted.
The issue here is that the company that made the sex toy was likely lying about the material. Implant-grade stainless steel is 316LVM ASTM F-138; it’s non-magnetic, and will not be heated up by a strong magnetic field. Cheap grades of stainless, esp. the 440-series, are magnetic. If a company lied about the material–e.g., a hard chrome plating over a cheap, low-carbon steel base–that could cause serious injury. And I’ve seen exactly that with body jewelry before, so I know for certain that it happens. Esp. since there aren’t a lot of health and safety regulations on either sex toys or body jewelry in the US.
Ok, I’m pretty sex-positive, but why risk it at all and wear a buttplug to an MRI? Or at least mention it when asked if you’re wearing anything metal?
This is a wild-ass guess based on my limited involvement in the kink scenes in the past.
Part of the sexual thrill of wearables is that other people don’t know that you’re wearing them. If you’ve been assured that the metal is safe–non-ferritic–then you would reasonably believe that it would be safe. Alternatively, there can be some mild shame involved, where you get a thrill out of having a buttplug, but also don’t feel comfortable revealing it even when it’s medically necessary.
Personally, I’ve been very, very up front with medical personnel with the jewelry I’ve got when it comes to MRIs and surgery. Many years ago I got a lot of pushback because it wasn’t widely understood that non-ferritic metals were safe in MRIs, or that piercings were a very low risk in surgery. These days, there’s much less of that; you now have to sign paperwork acknowledging the risks, and that’s about it most of the time. But even if I was very very sure about the materials in a buttplug, I’d remove it mostly because it can be removed easily, in the same way I can easily remove and replace the jewelry that I wear in my septum and ears.
There is a reason why the request “remove all metal items you may have on you” is done before starting the exam.
I’ve seen people with old teeth fillings being rejected because the machine can pull it straight out of your mouth.
I’ve seen people with old teeth fillings being rejected because the machine can pull it straight out of your mouth.
Yikes! So, like, what if an MRI is medically necessary for those people? Do they have to schedule a dental appointment first to remove/replace those fillings? Genuinely curious now that you’ve mentioned that because fillings were not something I ever thought about with regard to MRI safety.
Remember those black filling pastes dentists used to use? Some had metal in it. Modern ones are safe, as those materials were phased out, deemed unsafe. Most stable countries have done this but in some parts of the world it is still possible to have those older fillings in use.
And, yes, I’ve seen people strongly avised to have their cavities reviewed before undergoing MRI exams. The metalic filling are, according to what I was explained, dangerous by two different reasons: the filling can be physically pulled from the teeth, causing severe trauma, but the metal can heat up inside the mouth and cause severe burns.
That’s weird. I’ve had MRIs and I have old silver fillings. Didn’t have an issue.
silver isn’t magnetic
I know, which is why I was questioning the OP saying the old silver fillings are getting torn out of people’s mouths.
Silver is not supposed to react to magnetic fields.
From personal examples, I can cite my father and two uncles, all of which had to check their teeth before undergoing MRIs.
Professionally, I worked in a medical engineering company for thee years and it was one of the most stressed safety points I would hear, when the engineers delivered these machines.
Better safe than sorry.
Call me crazy but maybe these MRI clinics should have walk thru metal detectors installed. Schools have them now, why wouldn’t they?
Metal detectors? Are you serious? It’s not like people are carrying guns in there. Oh wait…
Don’t they? The few MRI machines I’ve seen do at the entrance to avoid this shit
Metal detectors aren’t ceryycheap but MRI machines are so grossly expensive that the cost of the metal detectors is pennies on the dollar
Aren’t metal detectors like… very cheap, actually? At least the sort of tech they use in handheld ones is somewhat inexpensive as you can get hobbyist metal detectors for the ground for like 40 euros, new. Ofc there’s also pro model going for like 600e or more.
My point here being that a very rudimentary one should do the trick in thick case.
Although people really should know whether they have any metal on them, but accidents happen, people forget and do dumb things. A little noise would be beneficial to let people know about the metal — accidental or not.
I had an MRI a few months back with no metal detector before.
Staff incompetence, probably?
I’m thinking more:
“If they don’t disclose ferrous metal and it breaks them, it’s on them. If it breaks our stuff, it’s still on them to pay us for the damages.”
Fun fact: Lots of metals aren’t detected by those. I have a single piece of body jewelry that weighs over half a pound, and it’s never been picked up by either walk-thru or hand wand metal detectors. Maybe they set the sensitivity too low, but even airports have missed that piece of jewelry (prior to back-scatter x-rays, etc.). I’ve worn it through two MRIs, along with all of my other piercings, and had zero problems.
Maybe it’s not a metal that’s ferrous?
As far as my own body jewelry goes, that’s 100% it.
(And, if you want to be paranoid, just think: non-ferrous metals aren’t going to show up on airport metal detectors either. Nor do ceramics, although ceramic metal matrices do. They’ll show up on x-rays, but last I knew you could opt out of x-rays, and the pat down that the TSA does is NOT as thorough as they think it is.)
Yeah metallic butt plug when you know you’re having an MRI? People are incredibly stupid
It was a silicone plug, which if I recall was labeled as 100% silicone. But it had a metal core.
Personally I think it’s kind of stupid to be having a butt plug in all the time anyway.
Call me old, but I just don’t get it.How else are you going to keep the poop in?
Use your thumb like a normal person.
Okay, grandpa. Let’s get you back to bed.
Not just metallic, but ferrous. Those silly iron butt plugs.
Does it just become really hot or?
Depends on the metal that was inside. If it is ferromagnetic then you get fucked. If not, it is something like brass and you have your own private multi kilowatt heater.
Think it woud be assfucked in this case
Is this the same case that had “anal rail gun” in the lawsuit against the butt plug manufacturer, and gave us this image?
This is a new article, but a previous incident was they thought it was 100% silicone from the package.
Yeah easy mistake to make then, I always make sure to have my silicone butt plug in on days where I’m going for an MRI for this exact reason.
well people don’t always get MRIs when they’re at their best, mentally
hope she’s all right with no lasting damage
I am all for kinky shit but if i have something serious like an MRI scan, the last thing i have on my mind is something up my ass 😐
They do MRIs outside hospitals?
Some private practices or specialty clinics have MRI scanners but may not be equipped to deal with such damage as this.
There was a semi-recent incident at a diagnostic center where a police officer ignored a warning sign with predictable results.
Wow. Raid a doctor’s office looking for weed, kill a machine worth more than your life, and then leave your ammo. What a cop.
That’s fantastic
I had one in a mall yesterday! It was scheduled by my doctor 4 years ago and I guess it was finally my turn. I was sent to a private one on the government’s dime because I didn’t have to pay anything, probably because the backlog is so long. Quebec’s healthcare system is not doing great.
That sounds like a very USA statement. Except for the part about receiving free healthcare. An MRI in a mall is very funny to me for some reason.
There are imaging centers that are medical facilities but are not necessarily equipped to handle acute trauma
Sometimes I feel like a real hillbilly
I’ve never had an MRI in a hospital.
I’ve never had an MRI. I want to, though. I love MRI machines.
It’s boring and loud and often expensive (in the US)
Maybe if you’re not into machinery, but I wanna be in that tube.
Her two braincells must not have been talking to each other that day. That’s an easy way to earn a Darwin Award…
At least this time it wasn’t a gun.
And this is why they ask you those weirdly specific questions, as well as do the metal detector.
Pulled out of the wrong end.
Sideways.
Serious question: are butt plugs ever prescribed to elderly folks with incontinence?
I’d much rather wear a butt plug then a diaper.
No you don’t. Prolonged dilation damages your sphincter and makes the problem significantly worse. And since that’s the same muscle that also controls you peeing, you’ll get urinary incontinence too. Overall a bad idea. For these reasons you should never use a plug for long (less than 2 hours) and not too often. There are kegel exercises that help prevent damages that should be done when doing anything anal in general
Eww. Single-use anal plugs
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I think it’s the same incident. This article is also referencing the April 2023 FDA report.
Whoops! Got me
