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-'''Bottom surgery''' is a phrase used in the [[transgender]] community to mean a variety of kinds of gender-validating [[surgery|surgeries]] that can be done on the reproductive organs or genitals. This is as opposed to [[top surgery]], which is any kind of gender-validating done on the chest or breasts.
+'''Bottom surgery''', also called '''lower surgery''', is used in the [[transgender]] community to mean a variety of kinds of gender-validating [[surgery|surgeries]] and other procedures that can be done on the reproductive organs or genitals. This is as opposed to [[top surgery]], which is any kind of gender-validating done on the chest or breasts.
-Some nonbinary people call themselves [[transsexual]] and seek bottom surgery, some prefer to avoid this word or not having surgery at all. A nonbinary person doesn't need to have or want bottom surgery in order for their gender identity to be valid. This is true for [[transgender]] people of all kinds. Bottom surgery is an option that a person can take on their transition path only if they personally want or need it.
+Some nonbinary people call themselves [[transsexual]] and seek bottom surgery, whereas other nonbinary prefer to avoid this word, or prefer not to have surgery. A person doesn't need to have or want bottom surgery in order to be nonbinary. This is true for [[transgender]] people of all kinds. Bottom surgery is an option that a person can take on their [[transition]] path only if they personally want or need it.
 ==Bottom surgery and gender identity==