title: The inframammary ligament: myth or reality?
abstract: After histological investigation, we concluded that a transversely oriented inframammary ligament extending from the sternum to the lateral margin of the pectoralis major muscle is invariably present in female transsexuals. The literature on this subject is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academic Hospital of the Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: van Straalen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hage
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bloemena
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery