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This woman's dimples of Venus are visible just above her swimsuit.

The dimples of Venus (also known as back dimples) are sagittally symmetrical indentations sometimes visible on the human lower back, just superior to the gluteal cleft. They are directly superficial to the two sacroiliac joints, the sites where the sacrum attaches to the ilium of the pelvis.

The term "dimples of Venus", while informal, is a historically accepted name within the medical profession for the superficial topography of the sacroiliac joints. The Latin name is fossae lumbales laterales ("lateral lumbar indentations"). These indentations are created by a short ligament stretching between the posterior superior iliac spine and the skin.^[1]

Dimples of Venus are often considered a sexually desirable feature. The dimples are more common in women than men and are rare overall.

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^ They are thought to be genetic. There are other deep-to-superficial skin ligaments, such as "Cooper's ligaments", which are present in the breast and are found between the pectoralis major fascia and the skin.

[edit] External links

back dimples gallery - underscorebleach.net
www.backdimples.co.uk - BackDimples.co.uk

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[0] They are thought to be genetic. There are other deep-to-superficial skin ligaments, such as "Cooper's ligaments", which are present in the breast and are found between the pectoralis major fascia and the skin.

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