Growth hormone shots for dwarfism help. Dwarfism is a growth disorder in children due to reduced secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland. Due to the growth hormone deficiency in dwarfism, the growth rate is slower than that of children of the same age, and the final height is significantly lower than that of a normal adult. Growth hormone injections before epiphyseal closure are useful in patients with dwarfism as long as growth hormone deficiency is determined to exist. If growth hormone is injected too late and the patient already has epiphyseal closure, it is difficult to grow significantly in height, even if there is a significant growth hormone deficiency. At around 13 years of age for girls and 15 years of age for boys, pubertal development ends, the epiphysis closes, and growth stops. Growth hormone treatment close to these ages is not effective because the epiphysis is close to closing.