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Will Breast Implants Freeze in Cold Weather?

asked 10 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Jeffrey Roth, MD
Question viewed 602 times
Tags: cold, risk, weather

If you live in a place that has very cold winters, is there any danger of your implants freezing because of the cold temperatures?

13 answers to Will Breast Implants Freeze in Cold Weather?

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Cold Weather and Breast Implants

No, the breast implants will not freeze in cold weather. The implants are placed under the pectoralis muscle and therefore it would be at your body temperature.
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Implants

I hate the cold weather so I would move to the south immediately!!! In all seriousness, the only way they would freeze is if the rest of you froze as well. Other than normal precautions in very cold weather, you have nothing to worry about
Michael Hueneke, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon
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Freezing Breast Implants

While women may feel that their breast implants are cold in freezing weather, the implants themselves always remain within a few degrees of body temperature. In the cold the body preserves its heat by increasing blood flow to vital organs and decreasing blood flow to the extremities and skin. The sensation is the same feeling that one would have with cold hands or feet in similar weather.
Adam Hamawy, MD

Westchester Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants get cold in colder weather

Your implants will not warm and cool at the same rate as your breast tissues. Women that I have skied with that have breast implants report feeling colder on very cold days. I have not read reports of breast implants 'freezing' - if you are stuck in weather that makes silicone freeze solid, then you have a serious climate issue to contend with.
Scott Sattler, MD

Bellevue Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Implants Won't Freeze in Cold Weather

Your implants will be placed under your body's soft tissue. Your body's temperature is usually around 98.6 F. Your body's natural temperature will keep them from freezing. see video
Jeffrey Roth, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
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No, breast implants will not freeze

The implants are in your body, and your core body temperature will keep them warm despite the outside weather.
Adil Ceydeli, MD

Panama City Plastic Surgeon
+1

Breast implants will not freeze

Breast implants will not freeze in cold weather. The breast implants will be maintained at or near your core body temperature.
Richard H. Fryer, MD

Salt Lake City Plastic Surgeon
+1

NO

Breast implants will not freeze in winter. Because silicone gel retains heat and cold longer than your on natural body tissues, your breasts will feel colder than the rest of your body when you come in out of the cold.
E. Anthony Musarra II, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Will implants freeze in cold weather

It is impossible for breast implants to freeze once they have been placed within the body. They may, however, feel colder at times than normal breast tissue, especially in thin breasted women. Since they are now apart of the body they adopt they same temperature as the rest of the body.
Robert M. Jensen, MD

Medford Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Implants Are Different In A Body Then When In The Box

The concern about freezing of breast implants, particularly that of saline, is understandable. Given that water freezes and turns to ice, one may assume that such a change could happen after breast augmentation. However, the difference is that the implant is now placed in a location of a near constant temperature of around 98 degrees F. So matter what the outside temperature, the implant remains at a comfortable temperature. Like many physical features of a breast implant, do... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

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Implants do not freeze in cold weather

Neither saline or silicone implants will freeze - at least while you are alive! Your body will transmit enough heat to keep the implants relatively warm even in extreme cold. However, many women will tell you that in very cold weather when they are cold, their implants do feel somewhat cool. This difference between body temperature and implant temperature will be greater in those with thinner skin and minimal fat and breast tissue present.
Steven Turkeltaub, MD

Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon
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Will breast implants freeze?

No, breast implants will not freeze as your body warmth will keep even saline implants warm. If you are in cold weather you will likely notice that your chest may feel cooler due to some heat loss from the implants. Nothing to be concerned about here
Jeffrey E. Kyllo, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Frozen breast implants

No, your breast implants will not freeze in cold weather. They can become slighly cooler but not to that extreme.
David Nicholas Csikai, MD

Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon

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