Patient's question:
When I was a child, I was always very short because my parents are not tall. My father is 167cm tall, and my mother is 155cm tall, so I never really cared about it. Later, among my classmates, I was always one of the shorter ones. Some said that boys tend to grow taller later, and considering the possibility of short stature due to intergenerational inheritance from my parents, I didn't have a thorough check-up. Now that I am in puberty, I am still as short as a fourth or fifth-grade elementary school student. When I went to the hospital for a thorough check-up, the doctor said it was dwarfism. What kind of help do I care about: Can dwarfism be treated??Doctor's answer:
Achondroplasia can be treated. Studies have shown that the younger the child, the more active the fibrosis and division of the cartilage layer of the epiphysis, and the greater the growth potential and space. At the same time, the younger the child, the smaller the dosage of medication, and the lower the cost. The best treatment period for achondroplasia is between the ages of 3 and 12. By the late growth and development period of 15 to 18 years old, the epiphyseal lines have fused, and the growth potential is very small, making it no longer possible to reach the ideal height.