{"id":25655,"date":"2025-10-27T17:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/25655\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:06:06","slug":"celebrities-dogs-are-getting-plastic-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/25655\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities’ Dogs Are Getting Plastic Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGregg Miller didn\u2019t plan to become the world\u2019s leading provider of testicular implants for pets<\/a>. But when his bloodhound Buck came back from the vet \u201cmissing something,\u201d Miller had a brainstorm \u2014 and a business plan. Nearly three decades later, Neuticles, his patented silicone dog testicles, have been implanted in more than 500,000 animals.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOur customers range from the poor to the super rich; we have something for everyone,\u201d he says. \u201cIt is the American dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThat dream goes well beyond dog balls. Cosmetic procedures for animals \u2014 especially canines \u2014 have quietly ballooned into a booming industry, with some vets reporting a spike in requests for everything from eye lifts to tummy tucks. In a city like Los Angeles, where image is currency and a French bulldog\u2019s Instagram page may generate more income than its owner\u2019s, the pressure to look polished applies to pets, too.<\/p>\n

\n\tMost surgeries fall into two camps: corrective (like eyelid lifts for vision problems) and purely aesthetic (tightening a bulldog\u2019s wrinkles or cropping ears for symmetry). Dental specialists are now doing canine braces and porcelain veneers. And while actual Botox is still rare, lipomas (fat deposits) are regularly removed in ways that double as body contouring.<\/p>\n

\n\tMiller, who now runs SynDaver, a surgical supply company in Tampa, has expanded his catalog accordingly. In addition to Neuticles, he sells prosthetic eyeballs, synthetic muscles and a silicon ear implant designed to help surgically cropped ears stand up straight \u2014 no taping required.<\/p>\n

\n\tOther doctors are pioneering other specialties, like Django Martel, an oral surgeon at New York\u2019s Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, who says he\u2019s seeing more owners inquire about orthodontic options. \u201cOnly a tiny number of dogs who get braces are for cosmetic reasons,\u201d he says. \u201cThe majority are animals who\u2019ve suffered profound genetic issues or been in traumatic accidents.\u201d Still, that hasn\u2019t stopped some pet parents from requesting straighter smiles.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut back to Neuticles, still Miller\u2019s signature product \u2014 and a best-seller in Hollywood. The Kardashians famously Neuticled their boxer. Jake Gyllenhaal once thanked Miller on late night TV for helping restore his German shepherd\u2019s dignity. Some customers even keep the balls after Rover passes away, transplanting them to their new dogs \u201cas a way of keeping a connection\u201d to a beloved pet,\u201d Miller says.<\/p>\n

\n\tThey come in four models and in a range of sizes, from ferret to Great Dane, generally costing between $400 to $500 (not including the surgery). Miller couldn\u2019t be prouder of his work. \u201cPlease go ahead, feel them, really feel them,\u201d he insists, \u201cand you tell me the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThis story appeared in the Oct. 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.\u00a0Click here to subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gregg Miller didn\u2019t plan to become the world\u2019s leading provider of testicular implants for pets. But when his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49,4822,19607],"class_list":{"0":"post-25655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-la","9":"tag-la-headlines","10":"tag-la-news","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","13":"tag-los-angeles-news","14":"tag-pets","15":"tag-plastic-surgery"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}