What is the dip between breasts called?

In popular usage the area is commonly referred to as a cleavage of breasts. In surgical parlance, the cleavage or intermammary cleft is also known as the "medial definition" or "medial fold" of breasts.

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Why does the part between your breasts called?

A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck.

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What is the vertical line between breasts?

Everyone has a line called the linea alba ("white line" in Latin) that usually isn't noticeable. This line runs vertically from the breastbone to the pubic area and down the middle of the abdomen.

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How can I reduce the gap between my two breasts?

Once again, finding a good, supportive bra with a little bit of push-up power is your best option when trying to bring the breasts closer together. For the lady with smaller breasts that are separated, this sweet bra will give the push up power necessary to support the breasts and bring them in.

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Why is there a gap between my bra and chest?

If your bra is gaping at the top, it usually means the cup size is too big for you. However, it could also be due to the shape of your breasts and style of the bra. Typically, if you have gaping bra cups, your breasts are resting at the bottom of the cups.

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The Breast Gap - Can It Be Changed?

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How do you get cleavage with wide set breasts?

Women with wide-set breasts can also create cleavage by scooping and swooping the breasts inwards and upwards after putting on a bra. This helps move the breasts fully inside the cup, so the bra can better lift and centre the breasts.

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What is the white line down middle of chest?

The linea alba is a band of connective tissue that runs from a person's sternum to their public bone. It helps stabilize and brace the core muscles.

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What are cleavage lines of breast?

Langer's lines, Langer lines of skin tension, or sometimes called cleavage lines, are topological lines drawn on a map of the human body. They are parallel to the natural orientation of collagen fibers in the dermis, and generally perpendicular to the underlying muscle fibers.

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Why does my cleavage hurt?

Hormones are making your breasts sore.

Hormonal fluctuations are the number one reason women have breast pain. Breasts become sore three to five days prior to the beginning of a menstrual period and stop hurting after it starts. This is due to a rise in estrogen and progesterone right before your period.

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What is a dent breast?

Indentation: Some people notice a dip, or dent, in the breast. This can be because the cancer is tethered to the breast tissue and so pulls it inwards. Skin erosion: In rare cases cancer that is growing under the skin can break through and create a wound.

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What muscle is in between your breasts?

The pectoral muscle lies against the chest wall underneath both breasts, giving them support.

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What is the lump between my sternum and breast?

A painless lump on the chest can most commonly be caused by a skin condition like an abscess, wart, or cysts. Rare causes for a painless chest wall lump include non cancerous cell growth known as lipoma, dermatofibroma, or breast cancer.

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Why does it hurt in the middle of my breast?

Breast pain can be due to many possible causes. Most likely breast pain is from hormonal fluctuations from menstruation, pregnancy, puberty, menopause, and breastfeeding. Breast pain can also be associated with fibrocystic breast disease, but it is a very unusual symptom of breast cancer.

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What does good cleavage look like?

Minerals with perfect cleavage will cleave without leaving any rough surfaces; a full, smooth plane is formed where the crystal broke. Minerals with good cleavage also leave smooth surfaces, but often leave over minor residual rough surfaces.

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Why don't I have a cleavage line?

Symmastia is when your breasts grow together, with little or no cleavage between them. Instead, there's a web of skin, fat, and tissue across the cleavage area. There are different degrees of this condition. Sometimes the lack of cleavage is less noticeable.

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What is a floating cleavage?

Floating Cleavage

Perfectly centered, separated, and standing at attention in a way that defies the laws of science.

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Is it normal to have a dent in the middle of your chest?

Pectus excavatum is a problem with the cartilage that connects the bones of the chest. It looks like a dent in the centre of the chest. It also may be called pectus, funnel chest, or sunken chest. Pectus by itself isn't dangerous.

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What is the chest middle line called?

Anterior landmarks of the chest include the nipple and sternal notch. The mid-sternal line (anterior median) is marked along the sternum from the sternal notch to the xiphoid process and, if needed, can be extended down the linea alba to the umbilicus.

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What is the perfect cleavage size?

The measurement should be of 15cm from the base of chin to the start of cleavage. The depth between the top of the breasts to where they meet should be 5 cm. Also, if you wear a 34D, consider yourself lucky for having the perfect cleavage!

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How many inches of cleavage is too much?

The breasts should have a natural shape and they should not be touching.” As a general rule, the amount of cleavage that should be visible is 1 or 2 inches – 3 inches at the most. Some cleavage catastrophes happen because of breast enhancement surgery that was done before some of the newest technology was available.

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What type of bra enhances cleavage?

To break it down, the only stark difference between a padded bra and a push up bra would be– A push up bra enhances cleavage while padded bras make your chest 'look' bigger. Push up bras are padded bras with the additional 'push'. Push up bras have padding and as well as give you the cleavage.

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Should a bra touch your sternum?

If your band and underwire are the right size, then the center gore should lay flat against your sternum. You should not be able to move it easily, but it also shouldn't press too hard on your chest. If the center gore of your underwire bra does not lay correctly, then the cups are too small or the band is too loose.

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Why don't my breasts fill the top of the cup?

Gaps in your bra cups can be caused by one or more of the following reasons: You've recently lost weight and you've lost volume in your breasts. Your bra's cup size is too big. You're wearing the wrong style cup for your breast type.

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