Health & Medicine Can growth plates be reopened after 18? May 31, 2026 by Mercier | Leave a Comment Growth plates, also known as epiphyseal plates, are areas of developing cartilage at the ends of long bones in children and adolescents. They are responsible for bone lengthening. Once a person reaches skeletal maturity, typically in their late teens or early twenties, these growth plates fuse or close. Therefore, growth plates cannot be reopened after […] Read more ยป