How To Increase Your Height

[xXxander]

bc, i doubt if it was really caused by these balls. as far as i know, growth is really hereditary or is affected by the hormones secreted by the pituitary glands.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Pashare na rin dito:

 

As I see it, it's not only about heredity all d time. I'm incline to believe combination of heredity and environment yan. Sometimes hindi nai-express ang full genetic potential natin not unless nandoon yung proper environment to induce the full expression of any particular hereditary trait. Food we take is part of the environment we subject ourselves to. Exercise or physical inducement is another. Some will work for others but not always for everybody. My 2cents worth of thought lang po.

 

[Manticore]

Pashare na rin dito:

 

As I see it, it's not only about heredity all d time.  I'm incline to believe combination of heredity and environment yan. Sometimes hindi nai-express ang full genetic potential natin not unless nandoon yung proper environment to induce the full expression of any particular hereditary trait. Food we take is part of the environment we subject ourselves to. Exercise or physical inducement is another. Some will work for others but not always for everybody. My 2cents worth of thought lang po.

 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Absolutely agree with this. Superior nutrition can make a lot of difference if you wish to maximize your growth potential (sadly, this only applies to those who are still in their growth phase, and not for those who've reached physical maturity.) Don't fret, though. You're still going to succeed in life if you make an effort---physical endowments notwithstanding.

[Batabatuta™]

frankly, i wanted to be 6-2... but maybe there's a reason i "settled" for 5-9... so it sems am njoyin what i have...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i dont see a reason why i settled for 5'3" :boo:

[ric2000]

You can't , according to all the legitimate medical research.

 

try platform shoes if your insecure about your height.

[hint-of-lime]

You can't , according to all the legitimate medical research.

 

try platform shoes if your insecure about your height.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Ditto, ric 2000. Bones growth from growth plates located at both ends of it. These growth plates (called epiphyses) are composed of cartilage which rapidly multiply and then become bone as it lengthens. The growth potential is there for as long as these growth plates are present. Unfortunately, growth slows and once the maximum height is reached by around 16 to 18 - even up to 22 years of age, the epiphyses close and calcify and, by adulthood, are identifiable on xrays as a relatively dense line of bone within the bone. So, once they are gone, there is no way the bone can grow or lengthen again, other than by surgical means whereby the epiphyses are simulated - but I do not know anyone in this country who would do bone lengthening surgery for cosmetic purposes (meaning, for the sole reason of getting taller). The people I know who do this type of surgery do them only for patients with leg length deformities/discrepancies (for example, one leg is significantly shorter than the other). For growth stimulation through medication alone in the ADULT group with CLOSED epiphyses, there has been no published breakthrough in any credible medical journal anywhere in the world.

[psychotsibi]

Ditto, ric 2000.  Bones growth from growth plates located at both ends of it.  These growth plates (called epiphyses) are composed of cartilage which rapidly multiply and then become bone as it lengthens.  The growth potential is there for as long as these growth plates are present.  Unfortunately, growth slows and once the maximum height is reached by around 16 to 18 - even up to 22 years of age, the epiphyses close and calcify and, by adulthood, are identifiable on xrays as a relatively dense line of bone within the bone.  So, once they are gone, there is no way the bone can grow or lengthen again, other than by surgical means whereby the epiphyses are simulated - but I do not know anyone in this country who would do bone lengthening surgery for cosmetic purposes (meaning, for the sole reason of getting taller).  The people I know who do this type of surgery do them only for patients with leg length deformities/discrepancies (for example, one leg is significantly shorter than the other).  For growth stimulation through medication alone in the ADULT group with CLOSED epiphyses, there has been no published breakthrough in any credible medical journal anywhere in the world.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

you said it ryt bro... :thumbsupsmiley:

[psychotsibi]

kaya kahit isang baldeng cherrifer inumin mo pag closed na ang ephiphyses ay d ka na tutubo...

[st]

I'm wondering if there's any supplement or exercises to increase your height even over 25 years of age.

thru stretching ( had small book before "HOW TO INCREASE YOUR HEIGHT')and jenshing ball (don't know if it still on market).. i have book that before

[Green Lantern]

I agree with Psychotsibi and Hint-of-Lime - 100%

 

The rest is just ----

[boygenpact]

where can i buy growth balls these days???

im working in makati and alabang..

im from navotas..

[cocoy0]

practical ba yung paggamit ng mala-Ilizarov na orthoses na ikakabit sa tibia pampatangkad?

[hint-of-lime]

practical ba yung paggamit ng mala-Ilizarov na orthoses na ikakabit sa tibia pampatangkad?

 

The Ilizarov frame is not an orthosis. It is an external fixation device that is attached directly to the bone by thin tensioned wires. It has been used already for limb-lengthening procedures here in our country to address shortened limbs due to various ailments. Unfortunately, I think you would be hard-put trying to convince the specialists (there are only quite a few in the country - all of them orthopedic surgeons, the pioneer here in the Philippines and the one with the most experience being Dr. Javier who is connected with PGH, Capitol, & Cardinal) to do it for for cosmetic reasons. This is a topic that has been discussed in various orthopedic conferences and I have never heard anyone of the surgeons trained in the Ilizarov method agree to do a cosmetic limb lengthening procedure to increase height. As for the practicality, it is very bulky and the patient has to turn the nuts on a schedule (usually 1 mm every 6 hours every day) to increase the length.

[martinace1]

May nakita po ako sa BUY-TV, gadget sya that requires self adjustment, parang bench press na may pang ipit sa paa at ulo, pag inikot mo yung adjustment, hihilain ka nya and it stretches your spine. Good daw sya for cervical compressions and for growth. Totoo po kaya ito?

kaso parang 14,000 yata ang presyo

[Admirer]

eh ung babaliin daw ung buto tpos pipiliting mag-build ng bone tissues na surgery? sbi lng ng prof ko dati...

[boner51873]

eh ung babaliin daw ung buto tpos pipiliting mag-build ng bone tissues na surgery? sbi lng ng prof ko dati...

 

 

that's the ilizarov fixator...it entails putting pins through the femur and tibia then doing a corticotomy (a controlled fracture) then afterwards, the bones will be distracted at an average rate of 1mm per day until the desired length is achieved...this is the principle of distraction osteogenesis wherein the bone fragments are slowly pulled apart while allowing the bone to heal and "make new bone"...but as hintoflime stated in an earlier post, i'm not sure if you will be able to find a specialist who would do this for cosmetic reasons.

 

this procedure is not a walk in the park. the patient has to deal with a bulky external frame for weeks to months. the procedure may also have grave consequences if complications arise such as osteomyelitis (infection of the bone). so, a lot of orthopedic surgeons, if not all, would think twice on doing this procedure without a "real" indication for it.

 

let me just add that there are a few case reports of doing this for dwarfs although it remains controversial in the field of orthopedics.