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This is dharanikumar from nellore...im 20 years old and my height is 5.3. is there any possibilities to increase my height by treatments r injections?

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Dr. Alan Levine answered

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Unlikely: At 20 years of age, the growth plates of your bones--which allow for growth--are most likely closed. Further growth will be most unlikely.

Answered 4/21/2014

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A member asked:

This is dharanikumar from nellore...im 20 years old and my height is 5.3. is there any possibilities to increase my height by treatments r injections?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Alan Levine answered

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