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How to increase height by 5 inches
A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Won't happen: Some kids continue to grow taller into their late teens or rarely early twenties but only when their bone maturity lags behind their age. If the growt... Read More
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316 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Lori Semelanswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
Sorry: If you are finished with puberty, your height is what it is meant to be. It is as much part of you as anything else about your body. Learn to embrace ... Read More
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3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Not going to happen: The peak growth rate for humans is about 4-5 in over a year (steady growth).You don't list your age, but if you entered puberty at same time as your f... Read More
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1.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Bernard Seifanswered
Clinical Psychology 42 years experience
The most postive: thing you can do is work on loving yourself at whatever height you are now. Superficial things like that do no bring lasting psychological or spiritu... Read More
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1.9k viewsReviewed Sep 12, 2021
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
You are likely done: If you entered puberty the same time as your friends and your bone maturity is that of a 19 yo there is little you can do to increase your height.A si... Read More
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4.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Alan Feldmananswered
43 years experience
Unlikely: At your age it is most likely that your growth plates are closed. If this is the case, there is nothing that can be done to increase your height. An... Read More
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4.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A Verified Doctoranswered
33 years experience
Too late: Hi. At age 19, the growth plates in your bones are fused, and no more height growth is possible, unless you have some maturation problem. You could se... Read More
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3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Unlikely to happen: By 18 most males are at the end of their linear growth ; their growth centers are closing.An x-ray of the left wrist and hand can be arranged and will... Read More
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1.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Eitneranswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
None: First, everything has side effects. Second, there is no medication known that will increase the height in an adult.
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5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Endocrinology 53 years experience
Height: It is very unlikely that you will grow any taller at your age.
If possible, contact your pediatrician who charted your height and weight until you wer... Read More
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2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Platform shoes: The growth centers of most males will close by age 18 although a few will grow a little longer.By 25, the growth centers have closed and you are done.... Read More
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3.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: Transient increases in length gained by stretching or hanging upside down or whatever are lost after a few minutes of standing.Gravity has its own def... Read More
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1.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Keith Ramseyanswered
Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine 38 years experience
Too late: By age 21 years it is too late to use hormones to increase your height because your growth plates on your long bones are closed. The only thing that... Read More
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4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Eitneranswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
None: First, everything has side effects. Second, there is no medication known that will increase the height in an adult.
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5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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