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Will see dr for evaluation but till then wondering if marfans can make a 40 yo grow inches taller after bones should be fused? have no other symptoms.
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A surprise: By age 40 your bone growth center in the epiphysis of long bones are closed. I am uncertain how you grew taller. This will need to evaluated. You will need to be certain you have documentation of this growth. Your physician can guide you
Answered 5/17/2015
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