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Growth hormones that are taken every month, 6 doses.
There are also surgeries to help with the other health issues that come with Achondroplasia

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The type of mutation that causes this genetic disorder is that the FGFR3 gene provides instructions for the protein that helps make the bone and tissue.

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Some of the health issues come with....
- shortness of breath
-Obesity
-Ear infections
-Lower back and legs bowed
-Built-up fluid that travels to the brain causing bloating.

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This genetic and hereditary disease has an occurrence of 1 in 15,000 to 40,000.

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People with this disorder are very short. Usually 4’4 for a male and 4’1 for a female.

They usually have an average size trunk

Short arms and legs

Limited range of motion in the elbows

Enlarged head also called macrocephaly

A prominent forehead

They have short fingers and small hands

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Achondroplasia is both of these because 1/8 of it is inherited and 7/8 is caused from a genetic disease.

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Achondroplasia is both a genetic and hereditary disease.