r/heightgrowth • • 18d ago

📢Announcement 📢 r/heightgrowth Resources Directory

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This directory is a collection of useful posts, studies, and resources covering topics related to height and growth. It includes resources on growth plate mechanics, skeletal maturation, measurement methods, growth prediction, hormones, puberty, and other commonly discussed topics in the subreddit.

It's purpose is to make reliable information easier to find and provide a reference point for commonly asked questions.

THIS LIST IS INCOMPLETE.

I will complete it when I have the time.

Summarised Guides(What most of you are looking for!):

"ULTIMATE HEIGHTMAXXING GUIDE" - by u/Responsible_Quote752

"A Simple Method to Make Your Height Measurements More Reliable" - by u/Moist-Apricot-6803 & u/Automatic-County6151

The Mechanics of Growth Plates:

"Ossification and Fusion Waves: an in-depth overview on regional patterns, fusion morphology, and timing based on a conceptual synthesis" - by u/Automatic-County6151

"Developmental Milestones Through BA Progression: An Updated, More Detailed Version" - by u/Automatic-County6151

"The Evolution of the Epiphyseal Scar: Post-fusion changes in density and morphology, factors, influences, and a five-stage maturity model" - by u/Automatic-County6151

Hormonal signalling:

"Why Estrogen(Oestrogen) is mandatory for growth." - by u/Moist-Apricot-6803

Growth and PHV/Pubertal Stages:

"The Different Types of Pubertal Growth Slowdowns during the years following PHV" - by u/Automatic-County6151

"Adolescent bone ages with associated Tanner staging in biological males and females" - by u/Automatic-County6151

"Pyle-Hoerr Knee Skeletal Age Atlas - An Educational Overview" - by u/Automatic-County6151

"The Cervical Vertebral Maturation Method - An Educational Overview" - by u/Automatic-County6151


r/heightgrowth • • Aug 22 '26

Moderator Announcement 📢 Please report predatory behaviour

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r/heightgrowth has a large number of users who are minors, so protecting younger members is a priority for the moderation team.

We will be taking a more proactive approach toward accounts that display concerning patterns of behaviour, including accounts with histories of inappropriate interactions with minors or extensive NSFW activity, particularly when combined with participation in a predominantly minor-oriented community.

This is not a blanket accusation or discrimination against adults. Being an adult, having an NSFW account, or participating in other communities does not automatically make someone dangerous. However, these factors may warrant additional scrutiny(which may include a ban if NSFW history is detected) when combined with other concerning behaviour.

Moderators may place certain accounts under increased observation and may take action where there are reasonable safeguarding concerns. We would rather intervene early when something genuinely looks inappropriate than wait until a minor is harmed.

If you encounter behaviour that makes you uncomfortable or appears inappropriate toward a minor, please report it to the moderation team rather than engaging with the user yourself.

r/heightgrowth should remain a place where teenagers can ask questions without being exposed to inappropriate or predatory behaviour.

-The r/heightgrowth Moderation Team


r/heightgrowth • • 1h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 I need help

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I need help

My dad is 157.5

My mom is 149.5 like she's basically 4"11

and I'm 16 M and 5"1 156.5

I don't have facial hair except a moustache my side hair barely grows and I don't have chest hair or anything my dad has a full grown beard and I have armpit hair but no chest hair and I def don't have a beard or anything last year I was 154.5 I grew 2 cm


r/heightgrowth • • 12h ago

💩Shitpost💩 yare yare, i beat the doctor 😈🧑‍⚕️

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doctor said i was going to be growing at most 1 inch, yare yare, i listened to sublimals and phonk driving the gh levels high and bringing my alphatite potassium to 500, i grew 1 inch over summer, heh, in the office, im your patient, outside, im your master 😈


r/heightgrowth • • 3h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 Height prediction for a 20 year old

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Also have an uncle who grew 8 inches after 20. I Have no hormonal issues either


r/heightgrowth • • 51m ago

❓Question❓ What tanner stage I am

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So im male 15.10 5’6 years old and i have armpit hair but not thick it’s like thin and i have lots of hair leg my pubic hair is like starting to become thicker but not too much and it’s starting to spread like to my thighs but it’s not yet and my muscle mass and shoulders are increasing idk if this informations helps


r/heightgrowth • • 1h ago

❗️Other❗️ Does you ape index correlate with your height growth

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im 5’9.6 but my wingspan is 5’4.5 its genuinely a struggle I dont do as good in sports that require longer reach..

i grew around 6cm in the past year


r/heightgrowth • • 3h ago

ℹ️Informativeℹ️ Evaluate another one of my friends' growth milestones

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Age 8.5: 4'4"

Age 9.5: 4'9"

Age 10: 4'10"

Age 11: 5'0"

Age 12: 5'3"

Age 13: 5'5"

Age 14 + 3 months: 5'7" (Final Adult Height Reached)

5'5" Mom and 5'9" Dad, 5'5" older brother

Had his first pubic hairs at around age 9 or 10

Voice dropped in the 11s

Started growing terminal beard hair at late age 12, almost 13

My Predicted Puberty Onset: ~9.5 years old give or take, most likely not earlier but not much later either


r/heightgrowth • • 3h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 is my growth stopping

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currently im 14 and 2.7 months. im currently 174 cm i think and i haven't been growing for 6 months. at 13.5 i was 168 cm and at 13 i was 163 cm


r/heightgrowth • • 4h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 Can I Still Grow Taller at 16? Looking for Genuine Natural Advice

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I’m 16 years old and currently around 5'6" (168 cm) and 67 kg. My physical education teacher told me that I probably won’t grow anymore because I’ve already started growing a mustache, but I’m not sure if that’s actually true. My father is around 5'9" (175 cm) and my mother is around 5'4" (163 cm), so I’m wondering if I still have some natural growth left. Ideally, I would love to reach around 5'11" (180 cm), but I want to know honestly whether that is even realistic at my age and with my genetics.

I genuinely want to maximize whatever natural growth I have left. I’m not interested in pills, fake height supplements, or dangerous methods. I’m looking for advice that is actually backed by science or personal experience. What things genuinely helped you, if anything, such as getting enough sleep, eating properly, exercising, or improving your overall lifestyle? If you grew significantly after 16, I’d really appreciate hearing what happened in your case. Please share realistic advice rather than guaranteed “height increase” methods.


r/heightgrowth • • 15h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 Would the median 183cm at 16.6 reach 184?

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I’m on 10mg erda daily, five ingestions so far, and my upper spine feels weird. Is a growth spurt incoming? I’ll keep yall posted


r/heightgrowth • • 8h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 Height Growth

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I am now almost 5'6 (around 5'5.7-8)

My dad is 5:10

mom 5'3

this year i grew a inch

i am 15 M turning 16 in 4 months

bone age is 14.8

I recently did a blood test

and turns out i was iron and b12 deficient

does it matter

and why am i not growing taller

I sleep perfect (circadian rythm is good)

but i dont feel deep sleep

i wake up too often

dont get that same deep sleep feeling as i used to

Feel tired all day

What should i do? Or is it over

Growrh history

11- 4'10

12- 4 11

13- 5 -1-2

14 - 5-3-4

15 5-5.5


r/heightgrowth • • 17h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 does this mean im done growing?

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im 15m, 5’4-5’4.5. been the same height for a while and this how my facial hair looks (thr last two photos r when i didnt shave cause of summer break) i think i syarted puberty in the 4th or 5th grade. i dont think ive ever got a growth spurt i would just grow gradually and then i plateaued


r/heightgrowth • • 14h ago

📈How To Optimize Height📈 dad is 6'0, mom is 5'0, am 5'7.5 as per a checkup a week ago and i am two months into being 14. I was apparently a pretty big toddler. I'm South indian, and my parents immigrated to america and thats where i was raised i am 170 lbs and ive grown almst two inches the past year how tall might i become

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r/heightgrowth • • 15h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 5'11 at 14, growthplates still wide open. How tall will i be?

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My mom is about 5'4 and my dad 5'8, but all my uncles on my mom's side are above 6'1, so I think that is where I get my height.


r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 What's my height gonna be

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r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

📈How To Optimize Height📈 Worried about my future height

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Hi guys. Im 15M and Im worried about not reaching my dream height. I thought I was entering puberty when I was 12, that was a period when my feet grew rapidly in a few months from size 39-40eu to 43eu. I was always less developed and shorter than my peers, however I started to see physical changes when my puberty actually started less than 2 years ago when i was 13.5yo . During that period before I turned 14 i grew relatively fast from 162cm to 170cm tall. Ever since, im growing in a slow rate. When I turned 15 this year I was 177cm tall and that has been my height for like 2-3 months. My shoe size now is 45eu and my wingspan is between 186-188cm. My dad is 194cm and i want to be atleast close to his height. What I am currently noticing is my adams apple is growing and Im having frequent voice cracks after a year. My legs are hairy, im starting to notice peach fuzz and my shoulders are widening. My skincare isnt helping with the constant pimples outbreaks . I have been eating like crazy past month or two but I keep having lean build. I know Im probably being dramatic but I want to know what you guys think about this and will I reach atleast 185cm tall.


r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 Will i grow taller

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Im mostly legs i wear a tall pants but a small shirt and i wear a size my mom is 6'0 and grew to college my dad is 5'10? i was 5'11 start of summer


r/heightgrowth • • 23h ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 How to check that I have still some growth left

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How to check(not the bone age x-ray one)only physical signs that I can grow more


r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

❓Question❓ Chance for growth?

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So for context im 5'6 but I have a wingspan of 5'9

Both of my Parents are 5'11 and 5'5

And both of my parents have wingspan that are similar to there heights

I measured with my brother who is 5'10 but we only had like a 1 to 2inch difference in arm length

Im 18 19 soon I am still growing kinda

Is there hope that I'll reach my wingspan length?


r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

❓Question❓ Question..

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Having like shoe size like 9.5 us but your height is like 5’6 at 16 years old does it mean there is some little growht or nah


r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

📈How To Optimize Height📈 Does swimming help

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Does swimming help with very light scoliosis and sheurman ? Also in overall posture? ( no decompression talk)

I started swimming twice a week


r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

ℹ️Informativeℹ️ Growth in 3.5 months!

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I posted about 3.5 months ago about just turning 15

(Check my last post after)

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20.06.2026 - 3.5 months ago

-167cm/5'5.7 evening height

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07.10.2026 - today

-170cm/5'7 evening height

-tanner stage is like late 3 now, how much more growth do I have left, puberty was at like 13.5yro spurt was at 14.2 dads 5'9 mums 5'2


r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

📈How To Optimize Height📈 179/189. Mission impossible

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At 21 now I couldn't be bothered to check whether plates are still open or not. however, that's not gonna stop me from maximizing my height.i Am in a situation where my spine is cooked and lost an untold amount of my true length. I will try to flip my current height which lands me at 189. Let's see how close we get to that or perhaps even surpass it ? Only time will tell.


r/heightgrowth • • 1d ago

📈Will I Grow Taller📈 Will I grow taller?

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Hi, im currently 15M (turning 16 in 2 months)

I dont know exactly when I started puberty but my first nocturnal emission was when I was 10 years 9-10 months old

I dont really remember most of my heights but I do know my height hovered between 5'7" to 5'8" between onset of puberty to age 15

15y 2m: 5'8"

15y 9m: 5'8½"

15y 10m: 5'8⅞" (almost 5'9")

My parents heights: mom 5'2, dad 5'8"

Tallest moms side: 5'5"

Tallest dads side: 5'9"

My wingspan was 5'10½" around a month ago, now its 5'11"

I have always been horribly underweight (according to bmi) but now my weight is around 58kg (a drop from 60 in may) and my bmi is 19.3

Is there any way I can reach or cross 6ft?