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Can i stop ,my body from growing?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Well....: yes... but that isnt usually recommended and not generally done. For one thing, the body tends to grow around the methods to halt growth. If you destroy ONE growing part, other limbs still grow and symmetry can be lost.

Answered 4/15/2016

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