if you had a surgery from scoliosis, are you still able to grow taller?

4 Comments

1. Blackcat says:

   October 7, 2009 at 3:51 am

   No when they fuse your spine it stops you growing this is what i was told when i had surgery at 14 i was stretched to 5ft and i am now 37 and haven’t grown at all i remain just 5ft,

   fusing affects the growth plates in the spine and other parts i am the shortest out of all my sisters,

   my teenage nephew is taller than me, and my 9year old nephew is up to my shoulder and is sure to pass me in growth,this is why surgeons prefer to wait until you have grown a bit before doing the surgery,

   we wont grow with a rod and fused spine pity!
2. shelbyboo92 says:

   October 7, 2009 at 3:51 am

   First of all how old are you now? And I don’t mean for this to get personal or anything, but if you already started your period then you are 95% of your adult height. This means that if you have already started you have ONE growth spurt left to go. But if you haven’t started yet, surgery isn’t going to hinder your growing unless the doctor really screwed you up. Hahah. Bottom line is that if you have started you have one growth spurt left to go, and if you haven’t started then the surgery isn’t going to affect your growth. Hope this helped
3. I no do "NICE" says:

   October 7, 2009 at 3:51 am

   You stand a better chance than with the disease.
4. jenniferxlynne3 says:

   October 7, 2009 at 3:51 am

   usually when you have the surgery when you are young they put what they call growing rods in they let you grow normally but i don’t know they mite not have done it for you. you should ask you doctor.