Capsular contracture is a process and a condition that plastic surgeons have been treating ever since we placed breast implants. When this occurs, or what occurs during this process is that the capsule, or the lining around the implant itself, will harden over time and contract or shrink up around the implant, causing a very tight implant. Normally, breast implants should feel soft underneath the breast tissue itself. There are various stages of capsular contracture, with the worst being that they look like very hard, scarred balls of breast tissue within the chest itself. This is an impetus to replace the implants or have them removed.