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Can One's Height Be Increased At The Age Of 25?

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Question : Hi sir,
Is it possible to increase height at the age of 25
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Answered by Dr. Mahaveer Patil (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
no increase possible

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting the question.

Growth plates are the regions of bones where bone growth occurs causing increase in height.At this age,all the growth plates of the bones are completely fused.
So there is no possibilty of increasing the height at the age of 25 years


I hope the answer was useful.

Feel free to ask me any follow up queries that you may have.

Thank you.
Kind regards.
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Can One's Height Be Increased At The Age Of 25?

Brief Answer: no increase possible Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting the question. Growth plates are the regions of bones where bone growth occurs causing increase in height.At this age,all the growth plates of the bones are completely fused. So there is no possibilty of increasing the height at the age of 25 years I hope the answer was useful. Feel free to ask me any follow up queries that you may have. Thank you. Kind regards.