How can i become taller

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Im 17 years old and 5'2'' how can i get taller?. Is there
any way.

P.S. no high heel jokes please. lol

You'd think modern medicine would have a way to lengthen leg
bones. I don't see why they couldn't cut one of your leg
bones in half and then splice a 1" extension in between.
After a couple years of healing, the bone would be solid
again and your soft tissues would have stretched to
accomodate the new length... And then, perhaps, you could do
it again and gain another inch.

'Course, you'd have to go around with two "broken" legs for
several months after the operation. That would suck. Then
again, maybe it wouldn't be too awful, because you could get
some hottie nurse to help you bathe and dress and stuff.

Cultivate a large intellectual presence and back it up with
an imposing persona. 5'2" is short, but you should know that
it really only maters to you. Don't let it get in the way of
your life.

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Im 17 years old and 5'2'' how can i get taller?. Is there
any way.

P.S. no high heel jokes please. lol

Cheers,

Ben Smith

Ben Smith said:

Im 17 years old and 5'2'' how can i get taller?. Is there
any way.

Assuming that you're in good general health and getting
proper nutrition, your height is mostly determined by
your genes.

Most boys experience a dramatic slowing of their growth rate
at around age 16-17 after a period of rapid growth. Beyond
that age, they usually grow only another inch or so by age
twenty, and just a teeny bit more by age 30. At age 20, the
average height for men is about 69.5 inches.

Your height is far enough below the mean for your age (most
17-year-olds are 69" tall) to warrant investigation. Unless
your parents are both very short (in which case your stature
may simply be inherited), it's worth checking to see if
there is any medical problem preventing you from reaching
your genetic height, although it may be a bit late to do
anything about it.

Growth is possible until the epiphyses (the parts of the
bone ends at which growth occurs) permanently close, which
happens at right around your age. If this has not yet
occurred in your case, growth hormone can make you a bit
taller; if it has occurred, nothing can be done. Growth
hormone will not bring you up to the mean height for males
at this last stage, but it might make you a bit taller. Your
doctor can advise.

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P.S. no high heel jokes please. lol

Some men who want to look taller wear the infamous Elevator
shoes, which are totally normal-looking shoes with a special
insert that adds 2-3 inches to height. Even sneakers and
other sport shoes are available. They are discreet enough
that nobody will realize you are wearing them.

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jen said:

You'd think modern medicine would have a way to lengthen
leg bones.

Bones are grown, not made. Growth hormone can encourage the
lengthening of bones that can still grow, but once the
epiphyses close (the areas of each bone at which growth can
occur), around middle to late adolescence, no further growth
is possible.

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I don't see why they couldn't cut one of your leg bones in
half and then splice a 1" extension in between. After a
couple years of healing, the bone would be solid again and
your soft tissues would have stretched to accomodate the
new length... And then, perhaps, you could do it again and
gain another inch.

I believe it is technically possible but I don't know how
often it is done. It would be a very drastic measure, and
it's much more complicated than it might sound. Bones are
not just inanimate sticks that one can lengthen at will;
they are living tissue. And let's not forget all the blood
vessels, muscles, nerves, etc., that are matched in length
and would have to be extended.

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Ben Smith <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Im 17 years old and 5'2'' how can i get taller?. Is there
: any way.

: P.S. no high heel jokes please. lol

: Cheers,

: Ben Smith

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You are male. How tall are your mother and father?

If you are as tall as your father and male relatives, you
are likely meant to be a short young man.

If you are shorter than the other adult males in your
family, have you asked your doctor done any endocrine tests?

Start there.

(Ben Smith) said:

Im 17 years old and 5'2'' how can i get taller?. Is
there any way.

P.S. no high heel jokes please. lol

Cheers,

Ben Smith

According to a prog I was watching last night, if you are
castrated before the age of 18, you'll never stop growing.

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jen said:

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Quoted message said:

Im 17 years old and 5'2'' how can i get taller?. Is there
any way.

P.S. no high heel jokes please. lol

You'd think modern medicine would have a way to lengthen
leg bones. I don't see why they couldn't cut one of your
leg bones in half and then splice a 1" extension in
between. After a couple years of healing, the bone would be
solid again and your soft tissues would have stretched to
accomodate the new length... And then, perhaps, you could
do it again and gain another inch.

'Course, you'd have to go around with two "broken" legs
for several months after the operation. That would suck.
Then again, maybe it wouldn't be too awful, because you
could get some hottie nurse to help you bathe and dress
and stuff.

These types of limb-lengthening procedures (e.g., Ilizarov
procedure) are done, but not typically for an otherwise
healthy person whose only problem is being too short, as the
procedures are not easy and are fraught with complications.

I can't imagine an orthopedist who would ethically agree to
do such a procedure on a healthy man who is 5'2".

PF

Sleepalot said:

According to a prog I was watching last night, if you are
castrated before the age of 18, you'll never stop growing.

Why aren't 80-year-old women twelve feet tall, then?

Anyway, that's false. If you are castrated soon enough, your
growth pattern may be closer to that of a girl than a boy,
but you'll stop growing soon enough in either case.
Castrated males do sometimes tend to become taller than
average, though.

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According to a prog I was watching last night, if you are
castrated before the age of 18, you'll never stop growing.

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Balls.

C.

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jen said:

You'd think modern medicine would have a way to lengthen
leg bones.

Bones are grown, not made.

I once saw/heard of a procedure which involved surgical
lengthening of leg bones. The theory seemed sound, and I
believe it had been done. But the procedure seemed quite
barbaric and involved immobilization while the "extension"
and associated bone/tissue, etc. grew back.

Mxsmanic <[email hidden]> wrote:
: jen writes:

: > You'd think modern medicine would have a way to lengthen
: > leg bones.

: Bones are grown, not made. Growth hormone can encourage
: the lengthening

The troll is making a joke.

Notice which NG this thread is cross-posted to? <G>

That Russian procedure is old news.

Mxsmanic said:

Sleepalot said:

According to a prog I was watching last night,

"Mutants" UK Channel4 - Thurs 3 June. See
channel4.comchannel4.comOpen ↗

(NB: the text there doesn't support my claim - I'm giving
this info to demonstrate that the programme was actually
broadcast.)

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if you are castrated

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before the age of 18, you'll never stop growing.

Why aren't 80-year-old women twelve feet tall, then?

Because the hormone that puts an end to growth is an
estrogen.

Quoted message said:

Anyway, that's false. If you are castrated soon enough,
your growth pattern may be closer to that of a girl than a
boy, but you'll stop growing soon enough in either case.
Castrated males do sometimes tend to become taller than
average, though.

I'm no medic, so, given a choice between the narrators
explanation and your assertion, I'll stick with the
explanation.

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jen said:

You'd think modern medicine would have a way to
lengthen leg bones.

Bones are grown, not made.

I once saw/heard of a procedure which involved surgical
lengthening of leg bones. The theory seemed sound, and I
believe it had been done. But the procedure seemed quite
barbaric and involved immobilization while the "extension"
and associated bone/tissue, etc. grew back.

if you can afford it and you realy do have a problem with
your height and

that their might be a problem latter on in life with side
effect go for it.

Sleepalot said:

Because the hormone that puts an end to growth is an
estrogen.

Ending growth is a complex process that is only partially
related to estrogen levels. And testicles are not the source
of estrogen for

Boys who are castrated prior to puberty (apparently)
experience late or no closure of the epiphyses, which
_allows_ continued growth of the long bones, but does not
_cause_ it. So, depending on a lot of factors, a castrated
male may grow taller than average, or may not. Castration
does not _cause_ perpetual growth. Just about everyone
eventually stops growing. Few castrated males become
giants, and few develop acromegaly (one of these would be
inevitable if they truly continued to grow for the rest of
their lives).

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I'm no medic, so, given a choice between the narrators
explanation and your assertion, I'll stick with the
explanation.

Was the narrator a doctor?

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