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Height growth.
I am male 17 y/o (90kg, 5'7"). Are there any chances that my height might grow. I don't know the current condition of my growth plates. According to my weight I don't look that obese. Most of my weight is in muscle and bones. No workout till now.
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Keep doing exercise for general fitness and health, as you are 17 y/o there is a chance that you might grow about 0.5 to 1 inch but that too very less, as you are in your final stages of growth.
Keep your diet healthy.
Consult for more help. Thankyou
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You may be suffering from any one or more diseases which are associated with excessive weight gain.
Not a good case for tele-consultation.
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U will not grow lengthwise ..
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No
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Connect please
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
According to your query and sign and symptom you want to know about the disease and cause and it's best Treatment as you have mentioned as above as query about growth.
Please take consultation for better evaluation and best Treatment as it need complete history of patient as personal and family history.
Please follow any medicine or advise after consultation only from a good doctor.
Please follow good life style as
• take plenty of fluid and
• take less spicy and fatty foods and
• take home made food only and
do exercise regularly with yoga and medicine after 3 day and
please keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life.
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Mostly not
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
General Physician
18 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Please consult
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Dr. Danish Qureshi
General Physician
14 yrs exp
Jaipur
At the most it can grow for one more year . You can do stretching exercises it can still increase your vertebral height
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Dr. Sanghpriya Gautam
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Delhi
No
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Gaurij Hood
General Physician
13 yrs exp
Valsad
Depends on your familial height, your height can grow till 18 yrs if do proper exercise and diet.Kindly consult for discussion.
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