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Is it possible to grow taller after 16
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tanya Russoanswered
Pediatrics 27 years experience
Growth potential: After puberty, most men and women do not experience much increase in height. The best way to maximize your height is through balanced nutrition, good... Read More
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: Females are generally done at 16-17 and males 17-18.At 30, you are long past finished, and no hormone will change the status of your growth centers.
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Heels: So, what can you do to grow taller if your genes dictate that you’re meant to be short? Well, only a small percentage of people with a short height ca... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Hettingeranswered
Podiatry 38 years experience
Tough to stop: At 18 years old, your growth plates are still open, so some degree of growth will continue. The last of the growth plates usually close between 18-22... Read More
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Sometimes: There are "late bloomers" or those who grow later than some. It all depends on whether your growth centers are still open. Your wrist/hand has many gr... Read More
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592 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tracie Leonhardtanswered
Emergency Medicine 31 years experience
Growing taller: Once your growth plates have closed off in your bones you will stop growing. There is not drug to change this. Growth hormone can only be used to i... Read More
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30 years experience
Growth is finished : Growth plates are fused so growth is done. Stretching can't make anyone taller.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
You don't: The same hormonal changes that trigger puberty also signal the growth centers of long bones to close. Once they close, they do not re-open and no addi... Read More
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911 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Frederick Singeranswered
Endocrinology 60 years experience
Probably not.: Full height is generally reached by age 18 unless there is delayed puberty.
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Brad Eilermananswered
Endocrinology 22 years experience
Growth: If you are continuing to grow into adulthood, you need to be evaluated for excessive growth hormone.
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Mark Gujer md fasaanswered
Anesthesiology 28 years experience
Your: Growth plates would be fused at this point.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 42 years experience
Not supposed: At 18 or 19 growths is supposed to stop. If pt continues gowing....The concern is excessive production of growth hormone by the pituitary producing ac... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gregory Hinesanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
No: Once you have grown your height, you cannot stretch yourself to be taller.
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Growing taller: Your growth plates have likely closed so don't anticipate that you will grow taller at this age.
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16 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Unlikely to 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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