Will my head grow more?

[Air_murp]

I am a 17 year old male and I have a severe hgh deficiency. I was diagnosed when I was 12 and have been put on a shot for the past 5 years and it has helped a ton. I used to have a very small head because I was hgh deficient and even now I feel it is small. The circumference of my head is 21.6 inches and according to Google that's below average. I really hope it doesn't look small but I feel like no one will give me an honest answer. I am still on the shot and will be for 3-6 months. If my doctor sees no growth next visit he will take me off it. I see my doctor every 3 months for a check up to see how much I've grown and stuff. After I am done with the shot I have to see my doctor a month after to see if I make enough hgh without the shot or I will get osteoperosis, but I want to know if my head will still grow to the average size which is 22 inches around according to Google even without the shot. Also my head has grown a ton in the past 6 months. In the best 6 months my hats have increased in size. Please help me. If you need to know im 5'9" also I take the hgh shot 6 days a week.

[Barb135]

That's okay, you can't delete, once you post something in a forum.  I just wondered if your question was thyroid related, since we are a thyroid forum.

Since you've had your pituitary gland tested, do you know if you are deficient  in, and have you been prescribed other hormones, as well?

[Air_murp]

And ya I've been tested quite a bit and it's my pituitary gland

[Air_murp]

Sorry I don't know where I posted this or how to delete it. I can't figure out this site

[Barb135]

Not everyone of a certain age or height will have the same size head, no matter what Google says.

That said, this is a thyroid forum - is your question related to a thyroid issue?  HGH is a pituitary hormone... have you been tested for other pituitary hormones to make sure your other endocrine organs (the thyroid is one) are functioning properly?

[Red_Star]

I found this info which is interesting...

"At what age does your skull stop growing?

A:The human skull never stops growing and it continues to develop throughout a person’s life. The skull does not only grow larger, it also shifts forward.

According to a study conducted by researchers at Duke University, human skulls never completely stop growing while a person is alive because the cheekbones continue to draw back as the forehead shifts forward. As these bones move, the muscle and skin connected to the muscles move with them. This causes a person’s appearance to continue to change. Facial bones all move forward as well. This causes support for the soft tissues on top of those bones to diminish. The result is that faces sag and droop more than they would otherwise.

Beyond the cosmetic concerns of shifting skull bones, there are medical issues associated with this process as well. For example, tissues that droop around the eyes might lead to loss of vision, dry eyes or too much tearing in the eyes. The study at Duke used CT scans from 100 men and women to determine what sort of bone growth happens in the skull. The results are significant since most bones cease growing after puberty. Many experts thought that skull development ceased after puberty as well."