top surgery

Italian translation: Mastoplastica

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English term or phrase:top surgery
Italian translation:Mastoplastica
Entered by: Anne Savaris

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00:55 Apr 12, 2021
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Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Government / Politics, Medical: Health Care, Medical (general), Psychology, Science (general)
English term or phrase: top surgery
Definition from Merriam-Webster:
A type of gender confirmation surgery in which a person's breasts are removed or augmented to match their gender identity.

Example sentence(s):
  • The league, the players’ union and the New York Liberty have all released statements offering their support to Clarendon after their top surgery, according to Sky Sports. PinkNews
  • This week, host Isaac Butler talks to cartoonist and now TV showrunner Noelle Stevenson about the process of rebooting the ‘80s TV show She-Ra: Princess of Power as Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Noelle talks about The Weight of Them, a webcomic she created about her decision to get top surgery. Slate
  • At the beginning of 2020, Courteney was finally placed onto testosterone but then lockdown hit, only bringing more delays to the process. Which is why the 22-year-old has decided to fundraise to go privately for his top surgery and move along his transitioning journey. Essex Live
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Mastoplastica
Definition:
La mastoplastica è un intervento chirurgico effettuato sul seno per vari motivi: da quelli puramente estetici a quelli di ragione sanitaria, dove si ha un'elaborazione della mammella.
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4 +2Mastoplastica
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5chirurgia superiore
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chirurgia superiore


Definition from own experience or research:
chest masculinization surgery (top surgery), surgical procedures to change the aspect of breast in a male or a female person (transgender or binary)

Example sentence(s):
  • Top surgery (transfeminine and transmasculine) The goal of transfeminine top surgery is to enhance the size and shape of the breasts to create a more feminine appearance to the chest. The goal of transmasculine top surgery is to remove the breast tissue (mastectomy) from both breasts and create a masculine appearance to the chest. - gender-confirmation-surgeries  

Explanation:
"chirurgia superiore" è un termine generico per gli interventi chirurgici per rimodellare il petto di una persona, nell'ambito della GRS (gender reassignment surgery)
CHIARA MARIANI
Italy
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Genny Becchi (X): https://www.healthline.com/health/transgender/top-surgery
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Genny!

No  EleoE: A parte che la traduzione non è corretta, definizione ed esempio in inglese?
7 hrs
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Mastoplastica


Definition from Wikipedia:
La mastoplastica è un intervento chirurgico effettuato sul seno per vari motivi: da quelli puramente estetici a quelli di ragione sanitaria, dove si ha un'elaborazione della mammella.

Example sentence(s):
  • Mastoplastica additiva Il seno è da sempre un simbolo di femminilità e per tale ragione l’aumento del seno per i pazienti transgender MtF rappresenta un punto di svolta nella loro transizione, facilitando e migliorando la loro identificazione di genere nei contesti sociali e migliorando i sintomi della disforia di genere, aiutando il paziente a sentirsi a proprio agio con il proprio corpo. - Cambio sesso  
  • Possono sottoporsi all’intervento di mastoplastica additiva le persone che soddisfano i seguenti requisiti: persistente e ben documentata disforia di genere/incongruenza di genere maggiore età capacità di prendere una decisione pienamente consapevole e di fornire il consenso al trattamento assenza di problematiche mediche o psicologiche non adeguatamente stabilizzate - Istituto Superiore di Sanità  
Anne Savaris
Brazil
Local time: 02:22
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  EleoE: Si, mastoplastica additiva o riduttiva.
1 hr

neutral  Genny Becchi (X): Penso faccia riferimento ad un tipo di intervento diverso chiamato proprio chirurgia superiore https://www.cambiosesso.eu/riassegnazione-chirurgica-del-ses...
1 hr

Yes  Simona Pearson: Concordo. Leggevo che con chirurgia superiore ci si riferisce a qualsiasi intervento dalla vita in su, incluso anche il volto, quindi non strettamente legata al torace.
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