Normal for a Gel Breast Implants to Feel Hard in the Cold?

The impant does not have a blood supply and it will remain cooler than your body. In circumstances where your breast is exposed, you may appreciate the temperature difference. However, it generally does not change viscosity within a few degrees of your body temperature. This may prompt your muscle to contract and create the sensation of tightness that you feel. With time, it will soften but the temperature variation may still be appreciable.

I generally don't recommend ice for breast patients as the implant is so far from the skin surface it does little good nor is it helpful after the point of maximum swelling, after the first 3 days.Discuss this with your surgeon and follow his directions!#iceaftersurgery#breastaugmentation#BA

Dear Ivory,
EVERYTHING contracts/shrinks in the cold, except water of course. Your skin, muscle and breast tissues overlying your implant may also shrink in response to cold. This phenomenon would cause an increased firmness. Also, assuming that your implants are under the muscle, your pectoral muscle may not be used to the implants and stretching they have caused. This sometimes causes muscle tightening or even spasm, which could be intensified by the cold. If this is the case, the response of the muscle to the cold should lessen over time. Also, your skin will relax and stretch over the implant over time (usually 6 months or so) and will therefore feel less tight and firm, even in response to cold exposure.