if tumours on the pituitary gland can make people grow taller, why can’t medical science just stimulate this gland on dwarves and those with stunted growth as a form of correctional medicine?

Question

if tumours on the pituitary gland can make people grow taller, why can’t medical science just stimulate this gland on dwarves and those with stunted growth as a form of correctional medicine?

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Answer 1

Bones have growth plates in them. After they become bony too, can’t add more bone length to the already existing bone.

Change are permanent after that. No bone growth