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How naturally decrease height
A 17-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stanley Katzanswered
Dermatology 49 years experience
Wear flats: If you are feeling self conscious about your height, you really shouldn't. i would assume that you are female. if so, be proud of being tall, and if y... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
It would be : Unsafe & impractical to saw off part of you.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jonathan Hydeanswered
Orthopedic Spine Surgery 31 years experience
Yes: As we age, there are changes that can occur to the skeleton, particularly the spine, which can lead to height loss. Disc degeneration with arthritis ... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: At a listed age of 22, weightlifting is not going to change your height, nothing will. You are finished growing. For those in their early teens that s... Read More
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506 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Diamondanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Nope: Can not be done once you naturally have stopped.
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5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
It can lead: To hunching. Poor posture can prevent your full height from being manifest.
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Not without bone shortening surgery. No surgeon would perform this simply to make one shorter.
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A female asked:
Dr. Larry Xanthopoulosanswered
Pediatrics 24 years experience
No can do!: Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to decrease your height, although when you become elderly you may lose an inch or twp of height due to spine... Read More
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3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Platform shoes: Unfortunately, the majority of people have ceased growing in height by 19 years old. Your doctor could obtain a screening x-ray to see if the growth p... Read More
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5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tiffanie Noonananswered
Pediatrics 22 years experience
How tall is too tall: No, there is no way or exercise for you to decrease your height. I would suggest that you see your physician if you are truly VERY tall just to ensur... Read More
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1.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
No: There is no natural, healthy way to lose height. One's primary care doctor can check to see if there is a medical disorder causing excessive height. R... Read More
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1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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