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Are there exercises to grow height after 20.. i'm 5.6 now and everyone in my family is taller to me..

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None: Sorry but you are out of luck. By age 20, your growth centers in your bones have closed and you are what you are.

Dr Parvez agreed

Answered 2/18/2014

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