upper surgery

upper surgery (countable and uncountable, plural upper surgeries)

1. (LGBT, surgery) Synonym of top surgery
   • 1997 April 25, Dale, “The Gender Clinic from Hell”, in soc.support.transgendered‎ (Usenet), retrieved 2021-11-25:

     She [my therapist] _is_ actually willing to be flexible about guidelines, is pushing for allowing upper surgery for FtM's to be allowed on an informed consent basis, disdains DSM-IV type diagnostic categories for clients...

   • 2014, Red Jordan Arobateau, Difficult Journey, →ISBN, page 41:

     Witnessing these former butches strut around, super male. Flat chests, muscular arms; deep voices. Some had the money to get upper surgery.

   • 2018, Linda DeFruscio-Robinson, “Sam”, in Transgender Profiles, →ISBN, page unnumbered page:

     With hormones and upper surgery (Sam also had a hysterectomy), it didn't take very long until Sam stopped looking like a female.

• chest surgery

• lower surgery
• bottom surgery