top surgery

American  

[top sur-juh-ree] / ˈtɒp ˌsɜr dʒə ri /

noun

1. the surgical alteration of a transgender person’s chest, usually through double mastectomy or breast augmentation, to align with their gender identity.

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Etymology

Origin of top surgery

First recorded in 1990–95; bottom surgery ( def. )

Example Sentences

He comes for treatment to fade pigmentation on his decade-old top surgery scars and treat the keloids along his left forearm where doctors took a skin graft and nerve for his phalloplasty in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times

Some have had top surgery, others haven’t.

From Los Angeles Times

She couldn’t be on the mound on Mother’s Day against the Badgers, having just undergone top surgery, but showed up anyway and kept the scoresheet to the delight of her coach.

From Seattle Times

As part of his transition, Riccomini underwent top surgery more than a year ago to create a masculine appearance.

From Seattle Times

Then they traced the scars of top surgery, asking their father to sew a line through the chest tissue that helped Man, 25, embody their transmasculine, genderqueer identity.

From New York Times