at what age height growth stops in girls. i am 18 years old and my height is 5'3 . i want 3 inches more. is it possible to get? if yes. how?
2006-10-30 20:52:55 · 4 answers · asked by pooja a 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Well in some asian cultures they will perform a procedure that they open your lower legs skin about 2 inches length wise, they will sever the tibia and fibia and place screws into the solid parts of each and connect them with a series of bars. Over a period of about a year or so they will adjust and recut the bone to give you more heighth. The only draw back is that the bones material grows into the void to fill the gap they create and this are is highly likely to breakage. Rather cheap surgery though!
2006-10-30 21:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by jls1znv9999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no doctor but I've always heard you stop growing around 25. Your genetics are a big factor of course. How tall are your parents. But, my thought is that good nutition and weight bearing exercise, like walking, will develop good bones. A good strong skeleton will give you more height than one with austioporosis(sp?) (remember the old people hunched over due to bone loss) until then you can do things to make you appear taller, appropriate weight, slight heels to your shoes, a bit shorter skirt to make your legs appear longer, hair a bit shorter to draw the eye up. Well fitting jackets, not all bulky. but in the meantime while you grow, do your best to become happy with who you are now. A happy person lights up the room no matter how tall they are.
2006-10-31 05:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by Californiamama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most girls stop growing at 16, but it is possible to keep growing until u get to around ur mid 20's, now 5'3 is kinda short for a girl, most average girls are 5'5-5'6, and your 18 already, now the only way you'll kep growing without doing anything is if u have grown almost nothing since u were 13, or maybe ur family is short which means ur short...look at ur moma nd ur dad's height, if ur mom and dad are short then u'll most likely be short, and if ur mom is short and ur dad is tall (or vice-versa) then u'll be average....if u wanna grow like 1 inch maybe 2...u should jump and stretch (a lot) doctors have proven that jumping a lot on a daily basis (like playing basketball) makes u grow
2006-10-31 05:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 3 is ok for indian gurls re ....average indian ht is 57 for d guys ...n 54 for d chicks ...so ur pretty ok
2006-10-31 05:19:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋