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I am 24, and 5'5..can i grow 2 inches taller?
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No: If your growth plates are closed, which they likely are, you are the height you are! All the best.
Answered 1/14/2015
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No: The bones stop growing once the puberty has reached. Since you are 24 now you should accept what you got and be happy.
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