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Im 5'3ft and my father is 5'7 can i grow taller?
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Unlikely : The growth centers controlling your final height usually start to close around 16 in males and finish by 18, your listed age. Unless you have open growth centers (x-ray can tell) you are done. If your bone maturity was more like a 15 yaer old, you might gain an inch or 2.
Answered 1/19/2014
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