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How To Increase Height In 14 Year Old?

My daughter is 14 years old... Going to be 15 soon and her hight is 4.11inchs. I feel she is slowly going in depression due to her hight. She was a swimmer for last three years and now she does crew. Very athletic and energetic but not cheerful anymore and complains a lot about her hight. I am 5.3" and her dad is 5.10"... Any help will be apperciated
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
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There is no easy way to increase your daughters height particularly as she is nearing skeletal maturity. Girls generally grow most rapidly 6 months before there periods start and continue growing in the limbs for around two years after their periods. The spine continues to grow into the late teens and may contribute a little to overall height. There is no easy solution to short stature. Limb lengthening would be the only way to increase her height although this would be only a moderate amount in the order of 10-15cm. There are many complications to this procedure and it is seldom performed for short stature alone.
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How To Increase Height In 14 Year Old?

There is no easy way to increase your daughters height particularly as she is nearing skeletal maturity. Girls generally grow most rapidly 6 months before there periods start and continue growing in the limbs for around two years after their periods. The spine continues to grow into the late teens and may contribute a little to overall height. There is no easy solution to short stature. Limb lengthening would be the only way to increase her height although this would be only a moderate amount in the order of 10-15cm. There are many complications to this procedure and it is seldom performed for short stature alone.