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.
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
Witte T, Dadras M et al: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2021
Heck FC, Witte T, Surgical General/Plastic Surgery 2018
Witte T, Evaluation of 1000 operations. Vasomed 2018
Witte T, The family doctor 2019
Witte T, Look & Medicine 2020
Witte T, LipoClinic Science Report 2022
Witte T, LipoClinic Science Report 2024
Witte T, The General Practitioner 2024
Witte T, Derma 2024
Witte T, Mannil L, Zeitter S, Homann H, Plastic Surgery 1/ 2015 36-40
Witte T, Mannil L, Onallah R, Homann H, Plastic Surgery 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