top surgery
top surgery — noun
1. a medical procedure that alters the shape or size of a person's chest so that it
a medical procedure that alters the shape or size of a person's chest so that it better matches their gender identity — breast tissue may be removed to create a flatter chest, or the chest may be augmented — and is typically one step in a broader gender transition process
Jamie decided to undergo top surgery after years of feeling uncomfortable with their chest.
collocation: undergo top surgery
Dr. Okafor met with the patient before the top surgery to discuss recovery and aftercare.
preposition pattern: before the top surgery
After her top surgery, Ana could wear clothes that matched how she saw herself.
The hospital's top surgery programme offers both masculinising and feminising options.
Many people travel to other countries for top surgery when local options are limited.
- chest reconstruction surgery
more formal clinical term, often used in medical records or insurance paperwork
- gender-affirming chest surgery
explicitly mentions the purpose; used in medical and advocacy contexts
- bottom surgery
the counterpart genital procedure in gender transition
用法筆記
Frequently used as an uncountable noun ('She had top surgery last year'). The countable form is less common but possible ('He underwent two top surgeries'). This term is specific to gender transition contexts; the counterpart genital procedure is called 'bottom surgery'.