Kid growth therapy for 6 months, back to normal in 10 days...People are not noodles
Sep 24, 2025
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According to Chinese media such as Tencent News and Beijing News, Hwang (16) who lives in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, has received height growth treatment at a growth clinic since February this year.
The cost was 16,700 yuan (about 3.3 million won).
The clinic explained that it is done every week in a way that stimulates the child's knees and stimulates the growth plate through stretching.
Photos and videos released online show children lying at a table and being stimulated by devices on the back of their knees and legs.
The treatment institution also promoted its effectiveness by posting a chart recording the trend of height growth.
Hwang's parents decided to get treatment and started taking the child to the clinic.
Hwang-gun, who was 165cm tall before treatment, was 166.4cm when the treatment was completed in August, growing about 1.4cm for six months. The parents thought the clinic helped a lot.
However, just over 10 days after the end of the treatment, Hwang-gun's height decreased to 165cm again.
In response, parents questioned the effectiveness of growth therapy, and the clinic responded that the child was too old to be effective"We decided to give you a full refund.
The institution explained that it is a method of inducing growth by stimulating the knee bone, but experts pointed out that this is unscientific.
One specialist said "Forced stretching is not conducive to height growth" People are not noodles. He emphasized, "Forcing to increase does not mean that you will grow taller." It also adds that "Stretching can temporarily increase by 0.5 to 1 cm, but this is only a temporary phenomenon, like growing taller in the morning."
The specialist then advised "Exercise that promotes growth hormone secretion and eating a balanced diet are rather helpful for healthy height growth."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
