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Is it possible to increase height for a 17 year old male because there are documents that suggest it's possible. is there exercises that might help?

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No: If your growth plates are no longer open, growth is over. Typically by the time a boy is 17, the growth plates are near complete fusion. There are no height enhancing exercises. If a 17 year old boy has delayed puberty there may be some growth potential left as the biological age would be younger than 17.

Dr Ferguson agreed

Answered 8/4/2015

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