top surgery

noun

plural top surgeries

: a type of gender confirmation surgery in which a person's breasts are removed or augmented to align with their gender identity

… a transgender man who had recently undergone top surgery to feel more comfortable in his own body.—

Christy Kuesel

Steps in his transition from female to male include top surgery for breast removal, as well as receiving testosterone.—

Schuyler Bailar

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Examples of top surgery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Though surgeries on trans youth are rare, a 2022 study found that adolescents and young adults who do undergo top surgery, experience marked improvements in quality of life. —

Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 22 July 2024 The organization had been considering lowering the age minimums for gender-affirming care, including adjusting the age to 15 for masculinizing top surgery, 16 for feminizing top surgery, and 17 for genital surgery. —

James Factora, Them, 9 July 2024 Those taking testosterone may suddenly have acne and hair in both standard and unexpected places (The Acne Slayer) or scars from top surgery (Top Surgery Post-Op); facial feminization surgery could have intense swelling or bruising (FFS Post-Op Treatment). —

Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 30 June 2024 Unlike my top surgery, the white-hot pain of being estranged from my only living parent sliced through me without any anesthetic. —

Chala June, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023 So, she’s done a lot of work for the transgender community — scar-covering tattoos related to top surgery and things like that. —

David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024 The 33-year-old Dayton resident, who identifies as a genderqueer transgender man, had top surgery a few years ago and began taking low-dose testosterone for his transition and other physical conditions. —

Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2024 After identifying as male from the age of twelve, receiving testosterone, and getting top surgery, Cole de-transitioned to female at sixteen and is now one of the country’s foremost youth advocates of bans on gender-transition treatment for minors. —

Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023 Doctors can also underestimate the necessity of top surgery. —

H Conley, STAT, 2 June 2023

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