Is Increasing Height Possible After The Age Of 19?

Posted on Mon, 5 Jan 2015

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Question : I am 23 yrs old. My height stopped increasing after 19 yrs of age and has not increased since. My height is 167.5 cm. My family members are quite taller than me hence genetics is not an issue. Is it now possible to increase my height with or without medication and exercise?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Unlikely to increase without bone lengthening operations.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.

I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,

After going through your query I concluded that you are unlikely to increase your height with or without medication and exercises as most of your epiphysis (responsible for growth) are already fused so there no growing ends in bones.

However your height can be increased by bone lengthening operation techniques.

Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.

Wishing you good health.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj