I have a kyfosis or what it's sometimes called 'hunchback'.

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I've pretty much had this since I was 14 or so probably because of bad posture. It's not something that requires a surgery, it's not that extreme but it's definitely noticeable. It is something that lowers my self esteem by a whole lot. I've already been to the doctor a couple of times. Every time I get referred to a specialist that makes me do exercises which are supposed to help my case but I never see any noticeable difference, after a while it gets better I guess but I don't know if it's because my back is actually changing or because I'm just trying to make my posture better. Whatever the case is every time they tell me, you will have to do these exercises your whole life otherwise it's just going to worsen again. I tried doing those exercises for as long as I could but I always get discouraged because they take up a lot of time and I barely see any results. I also don't feel like doing the same exercises my whole freaking life.
Does anyone have any experiences with this?

I have a pull-up bar at home, what if I would just do some pull-ups with it and do some other light exercises?

i have scoliosis myself, which is not correctable sans surgery, which would present a different set of challenges. so i just had to stick with the exercises the PT gave me ages ago. if i don't consistently do those exercises every morning, my back quickly lets me know to get back on the stick. so i'd rather put up with the exercises than the back pain which would result from slacking off. the pain was severe and disabling, basically crippling me for days at a time. so the exercise regime is the lesser of two evils. i also have a bit of kyphosis in the same place as what you described in your post, and i do those exercises as well, which in my case are modest.

Would a gravity inversion table be helpful? And if you do not know: That is a device where you strap your ankles then lay back at an upside-down angle (just partially or all the way) for the purpose of stretching your spine and relieving tensions within it.

Well I was actually thinking about doing some light workouts. Seeing as the exercises I'm supposed to do are actually ways to strengthen my body so that it can support my back in a good position I'm assuming a workout would have the same effect?

Also one other thing, do you think it's possible to correct my back even though I'm already 21?

I really know almost nothing about this stuff, so I do not know what is possible along the line of improvement. In my own case over the years, I have mostly just made efforts to try to keep my back trouble from becoming bad enough to be completely unbearable.

a consult with an osteopath might be in order.

I've already done a lot of consultations, with my doctor and with specialists, the only thing they want to say to me is do exercises. I just need some opinions of people that have already gone down this road or that know more about the subject.

i have known people who received surgery for various types of spinal deformity, and it is not without its downside- namely, chronic discomfort at best, "feeling the weather" via extra aches and pains in the back, scarring, restricted mobility. surgery should be a last resort. the exercises are a pain but they do have real therapeutic benefit, i can attest to that. since i started doing them consistently, my days of crippling "wry neck" and disabling back spasms [that would leave me bedridden for days], are but a memory.