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 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.

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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

Professional qualifications:

Permit to practise medicine as junior doctor

Licence to practise medicine

Consultant Surgeon

Consultant Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon

Additional qualification in hand surgery

Technical training in emergency medicine

Technical training in radiation protection

Memberships

Ordinary member of the German Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC)

German Wound Healing Society / Lipedema Group (DGfW)

Interplast Germany

Member of the German Society for Lipedema Surgery (DGfLC)

Presentations and 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 der Lipödem-Chirurgie.

Heck FC, Witte T, Chirurgische Allgemeine/ Plastische Chirurgie 2018

Kreislaufreaktion nach Wasserstrahl-assistierter Liposuktion des Lipödems

Witte T, Auswertung von 1000 Operationen. Vasomed 2018

Lipödem – Weg mit dem Fett.

Witte T, Der Hausarzt 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

Lipödem - Krankheitsbild und Behandlung

Witte T, Der Allgemeinarzt 2024

Lipödem - Krankheitsbild und Behandlung

Witte T, Derma 2024

Medical Needling: Erfahrungen und Ergebnisse bei der Therapie großflächiger Verbrennungsnarben.

Witte T, Mannil L, Zeitter S, Homann H, Plastische Chirurgie 1/ 2015 36-40

Eigenfettunterspritzung bei faszienadhärenten Verbrennungsnarben.

Witte T, Mannil L, Onallah R, Homann H, Plastische Chirurgie 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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