ForumsAcne SpecificsBack/Body/Neck acneAdapalene Or Differ... Notifications Clear all Adapalene Or Differin, Does It Stunt Growth? The dark below MemberMember0(@the-dark-below) Posted : 12/19/2014 8:01 am Hello people, currently 16 and have been taking adapalene for quite a while now, just wondering if anyone knows whether adapalene stunts growth/height. Quotenoche MemberMember58(@noche) Posted : 12/19/2014 5:46 pm I assume that you are talking about the topical adapalene ,differin.If so,I haven't heard about that being a side effect. Quote