Patient's question:
[Patient Age: Seventeen, Condition Description: My father is 5'6.8", my mother is 5'3", and I'm only 5'7" at seventeen. Past Treatment and Effect: No treatment has been administered. Desired Help: Can I still grow taller? How much can I grow? How can I grow taller?]Doctor's answer:
The main period of human development is between the ages of 12-15, and you have already passed this golden period! For adults, height no longer increases. Although there's a saying that "at twenty-three, you grow a foot taller," it has no scientific basis. Your growth plates have already closed, so it's impossible for your height to increase. Please give up this unrealistic idea. As for the allergies you're experiencing, whether medication is needed depends on your allergy symptoms and the affected areas!