Archive · 20 Sep 2025
Body Lengthening Therapy: Teen's Height Gains Short-Lived
A teen in China tried a therapy to get taller, gaining 1.4 cm over six months.
It involved leg stretching and special equipment.
However, his height went back to what it was when he stopped the treatment.
The treatment cost a lot.
Experts are not convinced the therapy works and say that stretching is not a way to get taller.
Huang's father filed a complaint.
Experts said the person will not become taller after a certain growth stage.
A 16-year-old boy in China underwent a body-lengthening therapy.
The treatment lasted for six months.
He grew 1.4 cm during the treatment.
His height returned to its original size after the therapy ended.
The therapy cost approximately 16,700 Yuan (around $2,350).
- Who
- Huang and his father, medical experts.
- What
- Huang underwent body lengthening therapy, gained height temporarily, and then reverted to original height.
- When
- Over a 6-month period.
- Where
- Xiamen, Fujian province, China.
- Why
- The motivation for the therapy is not explicitly stated in the text.
Clinic's Claims
Expert Opinions
Efficacy of treatment
Clinic's Claims
Clinic claimed to increase height.
Expert Opinions
Experts stated that forceful stretching is not a scientific method for height gain.
- Patient
- Huang, 16-year-old boy
- Location
- Xiamen, Fujian province, China
- Treatment Duration
- 6 months
- Initial Height
- 165 cm
- Height Increase
- 1.4 cm
- Final Height
- 165 cm (after treatment ended)
- Cost
- 16,700 Yuan ($2,350)
