I am Dr Thomas Witte, Medical Director of LipoClinic Dr Heck and a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery. For many years, I have been wholeheartedly dedicated to treating lipoedema – a condition that severely restricts the lives of many women, both physically and emotionally.
Since 2017, I have specialised in the surgical treatment of lipoedema and have performed nearly 3,000 liposuction procedures during this time. Behind each of these treatments is a personal story – a woman in pain, feeling uncertain, but also hopeful. It fills me with joy every time I am able to accompany my patients on their journey to a new, more comfortable life.
What guides me in my work is not only my surgical experience, but also my commitment to always being up to date with the latest medical developments. At LipoClinic, we take a rigorous scientific approach. I myself have written numerous specialist articles on the subject of lipoedema in recent years – these are publicly available on the clinic’s website. For me, transparency, education and a deep understanding of the condition are just as important as surgical technique.
LIPOCLINIC DR. HECK · SINCE FEBRUARY 2017
Specialist clinic for liposuction, consultation and surgical treatment of lipedema
BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTLICHES UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM BERGMANNSHEIL
BOCHUM · 2016 – 2017
Senior Physician, Clinic for Plastic Surgery and Severe Burn Victims, Prof. Dr. med. Marcus Lehnhardt
BERUFSGENOSSENSCHAFTLICHE UNFALLKLINIK DUISBURG · 2009 – 2016
Consultant, Clinic for Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Centre for Severe Burn Victims Dr. med. F. Jostkleigrewe / Prof. Dr. med. H. H. Homann (with rotations in the Clinic for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery of the Florence-Nightingale-Krankenhaus Kaiserswerth, Prof. Dr. med. J. Liebau)
KATHOLISCHE KLINIKEN ESSEN NORD · 2004 – 2008
Assistant Physician, Clinic for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. G. Omlor
FLORENCE-NIGHTINGALE-KRANKENHAUS KAISERSWERTH · 2003 – 2004
Junior Doctor, Department of Hand and Trauma Surgery, Dr. med. U. Gras
GEMEINSCHAFTSKRANKENHAUS BONN · 2003
Junior Doctor, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. med. A. Kondoch
STUDIES OF HUMAN MEDICINE · 1996 – 2002
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Witte T, Dadras M et al: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2021
Heck FC, Witte T, Chirurgische Allgemeine/ Plastische Chirurgie 2018
Witte T, Auswertung von 1000 Operationen. Vasomed 2018
Witte T, Der Hausarzt 2019
Witte T, Look & Medicine 2020
Witte T, LipoClinic Science Report 2022
Witte T, LipoClinic Science Report 2024
Witte T, Der Allgemeinarzt 2024
Witte T, Derma 2024
Witte T, Mannil L, Zeitter S, Homann H, Plastische Chirurgie 1/ 2015 36-40
Witte T, Mannil L, Onallah R, Homann H, Plastische Chirurgie 2/ 2015 89-93
Mannil L, Witte T, Gerharz CD, Jostkleigrewe F, Homann HH, Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 2015 Jul 7. [Epub ahead of print]
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