top surgery
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtɒp ˌsɜː.dʒər.i/ us/ˈtɑːp ˌsɝː.dʒər.i/
上半身变性手术
a medical operation to change the appearance of someone's chest that is done as part of the process of gender reassignment (= changing someone's body to match their gender identity). It can involve either removing breast tissue for a trans man, or making the breasts larger for a trans woman.
I always knew that top surgery would be the next stage in my transition. 我一直都很清楚上半身变性手术是我变性过程的下一步。
Compare: bottom surgery
- More examples
- Since I haven't had top surgery yet I worry about how I present still.
- She recalls the scars on his torso in the selfies he posted following his top surgery.
- He has already had top surgery and is considering starting testosterone.
- Transmasculine top surgery is an operation to make the chest look more masculine, while surgery to increase the size of the breasts is called transfeminine top surgery.
- Many gender-nonconforming students don't have "top surgery" in their freshman years and they may still struggle with their colleges' medical services.