As the saying goes, “twenty-three, leap a leap, twenty-five, drum a drum”, many parents when they find their children grow slowly, they think: “late growth, no big deal”, “wait and see, the child is still small, will still grow “The child’s height is not a problem, it will definitely grow taller”, etc. So children do not grow now, the future will certainly grow?
Many studies have confirmed that there is a pattern of growth and development in children, with the fastest growth rate in adolescence. The so-called early growth and late growth refers to the early or late start of the child’s puberty. During puberty, the second period of rapid growth in life occurs and each child will experience a relatively rapid increase in height. Some children who develop earlier during puberty will grow first; those who develop later during puberty will grow later. After puberty, the child’s bones will mature and the epiphysis will close, and the height will stop growing, so using any method is futile. Blindly waiting for the so-called “late growth” will make the child miss the best treatment period.
It is generally believed that the best treatment period for dwarfism is from 3 to 12 years old. Research shows that the younger the child is, the more active the cartilage layer of the epiphysis is, the greater the growth potential and space, the more sensitive the child is to treatment, and the better the growth effect; moreover, the younger the child is, the lighter the child’s weight is, the smaller the dose of medication and the smaller the cost. Therefore, it is important not to wait until the later stage of development, such as 15~18 years old, before treatment, when the epiphysis is close to closing and the growth potential is very small, it is no longer possible to reach the ideal height.
There are many causes of short stature in children, and the treatment of dwarfism was once a world-class problem, but with the continuous progress of modern medical technology, there has been a great breakthrough in the treatment of dwarfism in children. Many “pocket-sized teenagers” can become “Prince Charming and Snow White”.