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How To Increase Height?

DOC good morning I have a problem with my daughter because she wants to increase her height, I feel also sad every time she feels discomfort with her height. She is 16 and 4 8 in height. but her younger sister is taller than her, What should I do? please. help me doc.
Wed, 7 Oct 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern for your daughter.
Since she is still 16 years, she still has a couple of more years for her growth to be complete. It can be achieved through diet and exercise.
Kindly provide her protein along with multi-vitamin and mineral supplements in her diet. Let her have healthy foods.
Exercise like skipping and swimming are known to help achieve good height in the growing age.
Remember, once the growth of long bones is complete after the growing age, it is not possible to increase the height naturally.
There are surgical methods like Ilizarov technique which can give increase in height but the procedure is difficult and requires a good Orthopedic surgeon to do it. It takes about 6 to 9 months to get achievable results.
Hope the information provided would be useful.
All the best.
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How To Increase Height?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern for your daughter. Since she is still 16 years, she still has a couple of more years for her growth to be complete. It can be achieved through diet and exercise. Kindly provide her protein along with multi-vitamin and mineral supplements in her diet. Let her have healthy foods. Exercise like skipping and swimming are known to help achieve good height in the growing age. Remember, once the growth of long bones is complete after the growing age, it is not possible to increase the height naturally. There are surgical methods like Ilizarov technique which can give increase in height but the procedure is difficult and requires a good Orthopedic surgeon to do it. It takes about 6 to 9 months to get achievable results. Hope the information provided would be useful. All the best.