Growth Plate Evaluation
Early assessment allows for timely intervention and the best support for healthy growth.
Understanding Growth Plate Evaluation
What To Expect During Your Consultation
Evaluation and Treatment Planning
- Your child’s care begins with a comprehensive evaluation — including medical history review, growth assessment, and physical exam.
- Diagnostic tests, such as bloodwork and bone age X-rays, help identify any underlying growth concerns.
- Our team reviews the results, discusses whether growth hormone therapy is appropriate, and answers all your questions.
- Together, we develop a personalized treatment plan — outlining dosage, monitoring, and safety guidelines to ensure effective care.
Treatment Initiation
- At this stage, your child begins growth hormone injections under the supervision of our medical team. We provide comprehensive training on how to administer the injections at home and share tips to make the process as comfortable as possible. A dedicated care team member is available to guide you every step of the way — offering support, answering questions, and ensuring you feel confident managing your child’s therapy between visits.
Ongoing Monitoring
- Regular check-ins are essential to track your child’s progress and optimize the treatment plan as needed. During each follow up, we monitor growth trends, review lab results, address any questions or concerns, and ensure the therapy remains safe and effective.
Who Needs Growth Plate Evaluation
- If the child is growing less than 2 inches a year
- If the child has significantly shorter stature compared to their peers
- To assess remaining growth potential
- To determine candidacy for growth hormone treatment
Key Advantages of Growth Plate Evaluation
- Accurate assessment of growth potential — Provides a precise understanding of your child’s bone age and development to determine if growth is on track.
- Early detection and intervention — Identifies growth delays or abnormalities early, allowing for timely and more effective treatment options.
- Personalized treatment planning — Enables a customized care plan tailored to your child’s specific growth needs for better outcomes.
- Optimized growth and confidence — Early, targeted care helps children achieve their full height potential and promotes confidence and well-being.
Why Choose I Grow Clinic?
At I Grow Clinic, your child’s growth and development are our top priorities. Our experienced team uses state-of-the-art technology to provide accurate and comprehensive growth plate evaluations tailored to each child’s unique needs. We focus on precise assessment — including growth plate status, overall growth pattern, and stage of puberty — to deliver truly personalized care.
Dr Choi is very detail-oriented. She monitors lab values to make sure the treatment is safe. The clinic is pediatric friendly. The staff is very nice. My child is growing and the treatment is effective ... . We are completely
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Love Dr. Choi! She is so patient and answers all our questions. We have witnessed a height increase by 5.1cm in our child in the past 6 months and are so excited for continued growth. Highly recommend Dr ... . Choi!
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The I Grow Clinic has been absolutely amazing for our son. In six months he has grown 6.1cm (2.4 inches). He started in the 29th percentile for his age and now he is the 49th percentile. Dr. Choi is ... extremely knowledgeable and keeps you informed every step of the way.
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My son has been having growth hormone treatment for 18 months, and his height has increased by 8.47 inches. His height percentile among children of the same age has improved from 58% to 93.7%. My son and ... I are very satisfied with the results and plan to continue this treatment for as long as possible. We are so thankful to Igrow Clinic.
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We’re petite parents and always concerned about our son’s height. I grow clinic is a nice a cozy place, they do X-ray for the bones and doctor there explained everything so clearly and give suggestion. ... The first experience here is great and would recommend to other friends and family.
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I highly recommend I Grow Clinic if you are concerned about your child’s height. I have a daughter who was not short at all, but still attended an oriental clinic regularly for multiple reasons. One day ... , they tested her growth plate and told me her bone growth was not enough for her age. This could result in her being shorter than average later. I started searching for what this meant, and I found out that the age of bone was the key for growth and height. However, they didn’t tell me about the age. I googled and came across I Grow Clinic. Luckily, they provided the age of the bone growth and detailed treatments.My daughter received a growth treatment at I Grow Clinic with Dr. Sung. My whole family is satisfied with the result. She is 18 cm taller than her first visit during 21 months. Thank you Dr. Sung and I Grow Clinic staff.
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Sung S. Choi, MD
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Talha Khawar MD, RhMSUS
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Sunjo Chung, NP
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