Get Virtual Care
  • Primary Care
  • Urgent Care
  • FAQs
  • Support Center
For Businesses
  • Direct Primary Care for Organizations
  • For DMEs and Pharmacies
  • For Health Plans
  • For Providers
About Us
  • Who We Are
  • Why HealthTap
  • Our Standards
  • Contact
Log in
Book a video appointment
Book now
  • Get Virtual Care

    • Primary Care
    • Urgent Care
    • FAQs
    • Support Center
  • For Businesses

    • Direct Primary Care for Organizations
    • For DMEs and Pharmacies
    • For Health Plans
    • For Providers
  • About Us

    • Who We Are
    • Why HealthTap
    • Our Standards
    • Contact
Log in to HealthTap
HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

When i get cold my nipples get hard but the areola gets really wrinkled is this normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Kevin Considine answered

Yes : This is completely normal. Not to worry.

Answered 1/19/2021

5.5k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Is it normal for the areola around your nipples to get darker right before your period???

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

When i lie flat on my back, ny areola and nipple concave and i get big ridges in my breast. Is this serious? Not in other breast. Looks normal standin

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I 19 n never had baby n have extreme irregular periods 4x yr n sometime i get hard white stuff n bump on areola n have a few wirey hair round nipples?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

White area of discoloration under my areola by nipple anything to worry about? all looks normal except this small white area causing me stress. dr did breast exam& felt no lumps color returns normal when nipple is hard. can this be pigmentation?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I have a small hole next to nipple that disappears and blends in with nipple when hard. what can this be? doctor did a breast exam recently and found nothing abnormal, no lumps? no redness, areola looks otherwise normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

People also searched for:

Is it normal for the areola to wrinkle and get hard when it's cold? It also shrinks. I knew nipples get hard, but not the areola. Why does this happen?
I'm 16 but I noticed my areolas being strange. Sometimes they're soft and so puffy, almost to the point where it looks like the nipple is inverted but other times they are deflated and rough/bumpy and it looks sunken with wrinkles. Is this bad?
24yrs old, lost roughly 20lbs, right breast very wrinkly, has bumps on areola/whitish bumps on nipple.Left breast slightly wrinkled, nipple inverted.
Every month nipple areolas get bigger 1 week before my period,and breast very soft. Period related?Normal?After period they both get firmer
My nipples get really wrinkly and the skin around it gets hard and wrinkled , also starts sinking in when I lay down. Is this normal. I have lumps?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited

For Businesses

Direct Primary Care for OrganizationsFor DMEs and PharmaciesFor Health PlansFor Providers

Company

About UsSupport CenterContact Us

Health Content

Health TopicsDoctor Q&A by Specialty

Join Us

For DoctorsJobs
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.