At what age do men stop growing taller?

gamepad

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I'm 19 and not as tall as I would like to be, but I think I might have a few inches left to grow.

What leads me to believe this is the fact that I'm just now starting to get some pimples (never had any before now), and I still only have like 7 hairs on my cheeks/sideburns (my dad has a full beard, so I think it's possible that I'll have one eventually). I think most people get pimples when they're younger (13-17), meaning they're still growing. Maybe my body is still maturing?

Does anybody know what age men stop growing? Do I still have a chance? I'm still about 2 inches shorter than my dad, and he's very mediocre in height.
 

Squisher

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I wish I had a few more inches in a couple of places and a few less in many others.
 

nageov3t

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I stopped when I was, like, 17 :(

family pictures are always kinda funny... my sister is 5'6, I'm 5'8, and both of our parents are over 6' ;) (mom is 6'1, dad is 6'4)
 

Mrvile

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I haven't grown one inch since I was like 14. I'm still 5'8.5" :( :(

I'm due for my last growth spurt.
 

gamepad

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Originally posted by: Mrvile
Originally posted by: gamepad
Someone please tell me this isn't a scam... :(
http://tobetaller.com/index.html

Uhh, how tall are you right now?

EDIT: You really shouldn't even think about supplements until you're absolutely sure you've stopped growing.

i'm 5'6.25".

i don't think that website is for supplements; or is it? even if it were supplements, i'd definitely use it. aren't supplements supposed to be used while you're still growing?
 
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Originally posted by: gamepad
Originally posted by: Mrvile
Originally posted by: gamepad
Someone please tell me this isn't a scam... :(
http://tobetaller.com/index.html

Uhh, how tall are you right now?

EDIT: You really shouldn't even think about supplements until you're absolutely sure you've stopped growing.

i'm 5'6.25".

i don't think that website is for supplements; or is it? even if it were supplements, i'd definitely use it. aren't supplements supposed to be used while you're still growing?



Damn dawg r u Asian? Then again I am too, but I'm 5'8.75" and I'm not happy =(
 

gamepad

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Originally posted by: DLeRium
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Originally posted by: gamepad
Originally posted by: Mrvile
Originally posted by: gamepad
Someone please tell me this isn't a scam... :(
http://tobetaller.com/index.html

Uhh, how tall are you right now?

EDIT: You really shouldn't even think about supplements until you're absolutely sure you've stopped growing.

i'm 5'6.25".

i don't think that website is for supplements; or is it? even if it were supplements, i'd definitely use it. aren't supplements supposed to be used while you're still growing?



Damn dawg r u Asian? Then again I am too, but I'm 5'8.75" and I'm not happy =(

i'm white/asian
 

Juno

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i'm 5'8 and asian but i think i'm satisfied with my height because i play basketball and i can grab the rim. :)

maybe i should grow a bit more and be able to dunk the ball.
 

CKent

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I don't believe you can get taller medicinally, though there is surgery to lengthen your legs which many little people* opt for. It's also very popular in China, where (of all places) height is extremely important and being short can cost you jobs and romance. Some doctors do both tibula/fibula and femur, some only one or the other. Not sure whether you can have it done in the US without having dwarfism though.

* Little people doesn't refer simply to smaller people, but rather those afflicted by dwarfism (eg. those derogatorily known as "midgets")

As for me, I stopped at 19, at 6'1". My buddy stopped at 14 at 5'11". I kept telling him I'd be taller than him one day and he just laughed :D What made me believe this was that my growth was steady throughout my teenage years and didn't taper off, whereas most people go through growh spurts and are then done growing.
 

OrganizedChaos

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when i was a little kid my pediatriction told me every year that i was on track to be somewhere between 6' and 6'10''. when i turned sixteen i got stuck at 5'10'' and i'm still there now almost 4 years later.

<--has a real doctor now, and he thinks i'm stuck there as well.
<<--- wants his two more inches damn't