Can you really make a person 2 inches taller surgically (like in Gattaca?)?
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The surgical procedure exists and it involves opening the leg,  breaking the bone in certain places, and inserting a rod inside so the bone can lengthen along it (All this done under surgical conditions by the way!). After the surgery, the patient would be under a lot of pain and would not be able to walk for a while. You can imagine why! After a length of time, the leg and bone is opened up again, and the rod is removed.\n\nIt is also very risky and irreversible, because in some cases the bone does not lengthen , and the patient is left a cripple. Ask your doctor, for more and proper info.\n\nGattaca is a great movie, one of my favorite movies, and inspires people to never give up on hope and dreams.
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Your height is genetically determined. You cannot do anything to make yourself grow any taller than your genes say you will. \n\nSevere cases of malnutrition can cause you to not reach your full heigh potential. Even with bullimia, that's unlikely to happen. You certainly should eat properly and get proper, complete nutrition. But no, calcium won't make you grown taller and neither will any other particular nutrient. You just have to stay healthy so you'll reach your normal height. That's all you can do.
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Naani M, quit this!\n\nYou are 5ft tall, and that's it. That's how you were designed to be so that you can be the person that you are.\n\nOK -- if you really want to be a BIT taller, you can get a thing called an instep which goes into your shoe that raises you about 2-3 cm. Combined with that, you can have thick soles, with a thick heel hammered onto the bottom of your shoe. That will increase your height by another 3-4 cms. Just make sure that the instep and the thick sole are done for you after consultation with a podiatrist or an orthopedic surgeon because you can really hurt your muscles and jolt the bones in your feet if you get some cobbler-on-the-corner to make these for you.\n\nAlso, you can investigate getting a hairstyle that raises your coiffure: simply "teasing" the hair with a comb to puff up the hair helps. But then, I guess you are a south-east Asian, and it's very difficult to "fluff up" that beautiful, straight black hair your people have. \n\nNext -- be very careful of your diet. Always keep thin. There is NOTHING as short as a FAT guy. Keep ultra thin, and wear clothes (especially formal shirts with collars) that have stripes that go up and down. DON'T wear stripes or patterns that go from side to side! That makes you look shorter.\n\nBut what is this all going to do? It's going to make you LOOK taller, but that's not the point. You ARE short! So what the hell? Julius Caesar was short. Napoleon Buonaparte was short. But they ruled the world, man!\n\nSo can you!\n\nGet real, Naani. Stop this obsession with being tall! It's not worth it. For every person out there who calls you "Shorty" (or whatever they call short guys in your country) there are 10 who notice, but don't care. And another 10 don't even notice.\n\nSo ignore the ONE rude guy in your life, and rejoice with the other 20 that think you're great! \n\nPeople will love you, NOT because of how tall or how short you are, but because of WHO you are. Are you an honest person? Are you sincere? Can we trust you? Do you care about us? Are you a good lecturer? Do you treat your students with sincerity? Do you find something in EACH of them that makes you love them for who they are? Are you looking after their interests? Are you looking after your career? Are you trying to be the best qualified person in your field?\n\nStop bellyaching about how high your is a$$ is off the ground! Worry about how high you stand in the opinion of others! THAT'S what counts in life, babe.
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Absolutely, well maybe a little taller but otherwise perfectly happy. : )\n\nGood for you! : )  Take care.
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You are the same height that I am, it's not a problem.  Your fighting style will be different than a tall person, that's all.  My screen name is the nickname that my fellow karate-ka gave me.  MightyMite  Rank-Nikyu  Have fun!
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yes it is possible, though the chance is pretty low. but always try to think positive, and continue with the yoga. i've been doing yoga for 3 years and it never helped me get any taller, you should consider yourself lucky. lol \n\np.s thanks for picking my answer as the best! good luck
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This depends on a lot of factors, like genetics.  So, there's really no way for me to predict this.\n\nHowever, my grandson grew 2-3 inches in height between the ages of 18 and 20 - so I do know it is possible in some cases.\n\nWhy do you want to be taller?  In my family that's tall - I'm only 4'10" and my sisters are 4'11" and 5'0".  Not everyone has to be tall.
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Human Growth Hormone when used by an endocrinologist can make a child grow taller.  Unfortunately, a person will never grow past their genetic potential.  So short people like me are stuck wearing heels, sorry :-(
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No, not possible unless... you had a colossal penis, then maybe.
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The short answer is yes, it could.  I live at 6000 feet and people who visit my city often have to take time to get used to the height.  Anyone with a chronic resp or heart disease can very easily have a difficult time, some need oxygen support.
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There are hospitals outside doing limb lengthening (e.g. Limb Lengthening Surgery, The University Hospital, Newark, NJ). They break your bones, stretch you, then wait until the bones heal... then the do it again, and again. Can make a person a few inches taller but it takes many many months to do it.
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Your height is predetermined by your genetic makeup.  There is nothing you can do to increase it.
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Yep, if you stand on your head. . .LOL.\n\nSeriously though, anything is possible.  I suppose it would be considered a birth defect, though.
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It can be done by surgery but maybe not by that much. A surgeon can make an incision that releases the muscle at the base allowing that portion of the penis to extend. It may add only a half inch or maybe an inch but not much more depending on the size of what is internal with the body.
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There is no way to increase your height. Just have to deal with how your body grows. But, you can practise standing, sitting, and walking straight up. It won't make you taller, but it'll be good for posture.
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My cousin was taking hormone injections becasue he was too short for his age. It helped him grow taller (I don't know how much he grew).
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In the USA we have only our self control. There is very little ethicial control. We do have a TRUTH IN ADVERTISING law. We can't say that a product will make a person 12 inches taller when it won't, but the most a person would recieve in compensation is probably thier purchase price back. The leagal action would not be taken unless someone was severely harmed or killed because the cost of an attourney is high and the outcome is not sure.