Dr. med. Thomas Witte

Medical director, consultant plastic and aesthetic surgeon, consultant surgeon, hand surgeon

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

I am Dr. Thomas Witte, Medical Director of LipoClinic Dr. Heck and a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery. For many years, I have dedicated myself wholeheartedly to the treatment of lipoedema – a condition that severely restricts the lives of many women, both physically and emotionally.

I have specialized in the surgical treatment of lipoedema since 2017 and have performed almost 3,000 liposuctions during this time. Behind each of these treatments is a personal story – a woman with pain, with uncertainty, but also with hope. Every time I am able to accompany my patients on their way to a new, pain-free life is a source of great satisfaction.

What guides me in my work is not only my surgical experience, but also my aspiration to always be at the cutting edge of medicine. At the LipoClinic, we pursue a consistently scientific approach. Over the past few years, I myself have written numerous specialist articles on the subject of lipoedema – these are publicly available on the clinic’s website. Because transparency, education and a deep understanding of the disease are just as important to me as the surgical technique.

VITA

LIPOCLINIC DR. HECK – SINCE FEBRUARY 2017
Specialist clinic for liposuction, consultation and surgical treatment of lipoedema

BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTLICHES UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM BERGMANNSHEIL BOCHUM – 2016 – 2017
Senior Physician, Clinic for Plastic Surgery and Severe Burns, Prof. Dr. med. Marcus Lehnhardt

BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTLICHE UNFALLKLINIK DUISBURG – 2009 – 2016
Specialist, Clinic for Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Center for Severe Burn Injuries, Dr. med. F. Jostkleigrewe/ Prof. Dr. med. H. H. Homann (with rotation stay at the Clinic for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery of the Florence Nightingale Hospital Kaiserswerth, Prof. Dr. med. J. Liebau)

KATHOLISCHE KLINIKEN ESSEN NORD – 2004 – 2008
Resident, Clinic for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. G. Omlor

FLORENCE-NIGHTINGALE-KRANKENHAUS KAISERSWERTH – 2003 – 2004
Internship, Department of Hand and Trauma Surgery, Dr. med. U. Gras

GEMEINSCHAFTSKRANKENHAUS BONN – 2003
Internship, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. med. A. Kondoch

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Permission to practise the medical profession as a doctor in internship

License to practice medicine

Consultant surgeon

Consultant Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon

Additional qualification in hand surgery

Technical training in emergency medicine

Technical training in radiation protection

MEMBERSHIPS

Full member of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons DGPRÄC

German Wound Healing Society / Lipedema Group (DGfW)

Member of the German Society for Lipedema Surgery (DGfLC)

PUBLICATIONS

Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction for the Treatment of Lipedema: Standardized Treatment Protocol and results of 63 Patients.

Witte T, Dadras M et al: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2021

Standards in lipedema surgery.

Heck FC, Witte T, Surgical General/Plastic Surgery 2018

Circulatory reaction after water-jet assisted liposuction of lipedema

Witte T, Evaluation of 1000 operations. Vasomed 2018

Lipedema - Get rid of the fat.

Witte T, The family doctor 2019

Clinical Picture and Treatment.

Witte T, Look & Medicine 2020

Cardiovascular Reaction after Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction WAL in Lipedema - Evaluation of 1,000 Surgeries.

Witte T, LipoClinic Science Report 2022

Lipedema: Clinical Pathology & Treatment.

Witte T, LipoClinic Science Report 2024

Lipedema - clinical picture and treatment

Witte T, The General Practitioner 2024

Lipedema - clinical picture and treatment

Witte T, Derma 2024

Medical needling: Experience and results in the treatment of large burn scars.

Witte T, Mannil L, Zeitter S, Homann H, Plastic Surgery 1/ 2015 36-40

Autologous fat injections for fascia-adherent burn scars.

Witte T, Mannil L, Onallah R, Homann H, Plastic Surgery 2/ 2015 89-93

Intraosseous Tophaceous Gout of the Hand: Case Report and Literature Review.

Mannil L, Witte T, Gerharz CD, Jostkleigrewe F, Homann HH, Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 2015 Jul 7 [Epub ahead of print]

Arthroscopic treatment for ulnar-sided TFCC-tears.

Mannil L, Martin W, Dahmen J, Witte T, Juten PG, Deneken F, Räder M, Homann HH, European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. First online: 13 November 2015

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