https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/21257/restylane-cosmetic-injections-for-dogs-anyone I have a client who has been on Dr Google and found a site where Restylane injections are used (by a vet in Brazil) to correct droopy ears. She has a 2 year old husky type and has asked me about the feasibility of using it on one of it&#39;s ears (whichen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/128573?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:46:23 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:69bae450-34c3-4d98-b11b-a92d050a331cdave reid<p>&nbsp;[quote user=&quot;Sammy82&quot;] <p>If she was uncomfortable with it, why did she want cosmetic surgery for her dog anyway? I don&#39;t know if anybody has tried it, but I can see a possible use for ectropion correction or similar. </p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote] </p> <p>Don&#39;t think she saw it as a surgery. - when I was following her google links there is a BBC site talking about its use which to my reading made it look very routine and perhaps not written with thoughts of any ethics concerned.&nbsp; She was after functional ear not a &quot;pricked&quot; up ear - the BBC site isn&#39;t making it clear what the achieved result was on the dogs in Brazil.&nbsp;would be interested if anybody used it in a younger Shar pei etc instead of tacking eyelids??</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/128513?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:07:22 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a28e84e0-23e0-456b-bab4-37dbbb1dba5fHannah Wynne Richards<p>&nbsp;A bit like the liquid paraffin injections we used to use for lambs with entropion.</p> <p>Wynne</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/128507?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:35:57 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:73d205ab-c64e-4639-aaab-6ce0856b6370Sammy82<p>If she was uncomfortable with it, why did she want cosmetic surgery for her dog anyway? I don&#39;t know if anybody has tried it, but I can see a possible use for ectropion correction or similar. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/128505?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:25:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9c62196f-2a6b-4682-9776-154b800077ebdave reid<p>thanks, think that gives me what I needed, the owner wasn&#39;t going to show the dog but wanted symmetry! she too was a bit uncomfortable with it too, &nbsp;so few opinions&nbsp;against its use should be enough to let sleeping dogs ear lie low!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/128504?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:20:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d4f4648d-da3a-40c4-9463-cba4f3b8d8ebAndrew Mellor<p>[quote user=&quot;Bob Russell&quot;] <p>Assuming you are in the UK, a quick phone call to prof con will probably confirm that if it is used for cosmetic purposes it is not ethical to use.&nbsp;</p> <p>If the dog is to be shown the Kennel Club would frown on its use!!&nbsp;</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>+1 absolutely agree</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/128497?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:48:50 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ec63bd88-b3fa-4bba-aa7f-49c94f15a932Bob Russell<p>Assuming you are in the UK, a quick phone call to prof con will probably confirm that if it is used for cosmetic purposes it is not ethical to use.&nbsp;</p> <p>If the dog is to be shown the Kennel Club would frown on its use!!&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>