top surgery
top surgery — 名詞
1. a medical procedure that alters the shape or size of a person's chest so that it
平胸手術
改變胸部外觀以符合性別認同的手術
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.
Jamie 在多年來對自己的胸部感到不適後，決定接受平胸手術。
collocation: undergo top surgery
Dr. Okafor met with the patient before the top surgery to discuss recovery and aftercare.
Okafor 醫師在手術前與病人會面，討論平胸手術的復原與術後照護。
preposition pattern: before the top surgery
After her top surgery, Ana could wear clothes that matched how she saw herself.
Ana 在接受平胸手術後，終於能穿上符合自我認同的衣服。
The hospital's top surgery programme offers both masculinising and feminising options.
這家醫院的平胸手術方案同時提供男性化與女性化的選擇。
Many people travel to other countries for top surgery when local options are limited.
當本地選擇有限時，許多人會出國接受平胸手術。
- 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'.