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What Are The Chances Of Height Increase After Age 24?

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Posted on Mon, 21 Dec 2015
Question: Is it possible to increase our height at the age of 24?
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Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (36 minutes later)
Brief answer...very frankly speaking it is not possible to grow more height now
Detailed answer...
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and understand your concern.
You see the height of an individual is based on various factors like environment,lifestyle,genes etc.
If your parents are tall you may get tall  height and if short you may get short height.
In general girls discontinue growth at the end of sexual development because hormones and nutrients required for growth during this period reach their maximum potential.
Height in females generally stop increasing after the age of around 15-16. It may vary a bit in different individuals.
In nutshell you can not gain height anymore now and frankly speaking there is no medicine which can make you grow tall now.
I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (46 minutes later)
For boys?
Will they grow beyond 22?
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Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (40 minutes later)
Hello,
Normally boys grow up to 18-20 years of age with some variation but certainly very very less likely to grow beyond 22 years.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Are The Chances Of Height Increase After Age 24?

Brief answer...very frankly speaking it is not possible to grow more height now Detailed answer... Hello, Thanks for the query. I have read your query and understand your concern. You see the height of an individual is based on various factors like environment,lifestyle,genes etc. If your parents are tall you may get tall  height and if short you may get short height. In general girls discontinue growth at the end of sexual development because hormones and nutrients required for growth during this period reach their maximum potential. Height in females generally stop increasing after the age of around 15-16. It may vary a bit in different individuals. In nutshell you can not gain height anymore now and frankly speaking there is no medicine which can make you grow tall now. I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query. Best of luck Thanks