I am 17, 18 this summer and a late developer, I had some scans done and my surgeon says I am a year behind the average for my age, in bone maturity.
I am likely to have spinal surgery this summer, the parts of my spine that are being operated on are the middle bit and the top bit.
I am only small, about 5'4 to 5'5 and I'm a bit concerned that if I have the surgery might stop anymore spinal growth I have which would obviously mean I would be smaller and I could possibly mean my proportions would be a bit odd.
I am asking this because my surgery is not urgent, as my surgeon said we have a five year period now where having surgery will have the same result. So what I am asking is whether any of you know when the spine finishes growing, or whether the operation would have the effects I am concerned about?
I am likely to have spinal surgery this summer, the parts of my spine that are being operated on are the middle bit and the top bit.
I am only small, about 5'4 to 5'5 and I'm a bit concerned that if I have the surgery might stop anymore spinal growth I have which would obviously mean I would be smaller and I could possibly mean my proportions would be a bit odd.
I am asking this because my surgery is not urgent, as my surgeon said we have a five year period now where having surgery will have the same result. So what I am asking is whether any of you know when the spine finishes growing, or whether the operation would have the effects I am concerned about?
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