Weight loss with medical support in Heidelberg – in the Bahnstadt, near the main station. Interdisciplinary, under the chief-physician principle and with aftercare close to home.
The Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP is the foundation of every therapy: medical oversight, progress monitoring and aftercare. The treatment you choose together with your specialist builds on it.
Building block 1
Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP
The foundation for every Weight Doctors® therapy – with the tools that support your treatment and record your progress for your medical consultations.
Weight Doctors® AppKeep an eye on weight, activity and sleep, for iOS and Android
Digital body scalesBluetooth scales – the readings flow straight into the app
3D BodyscanMeasure body composition objectively, up to twice a year
Priority access to specialistsby phone, video or on site, without a long wait
360 coaches and Weight Doctors® MiraNutrition and behaviour in everyday life, aftercare with your coaches
E-prescription servicePrescriptions issued digitally – after medical approval
Choose your 2nd building block above – your plan takes shape here.
Losing weight without a procedure
Your plan:Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP+Weight Doctors® GLP-1 pharmacotherapy
Procedure
Medication-based, no procedure
Duration
3–12 months
Price
from €599
for 3 months of medical support, medication not included. Plus the Membership as the foundation: medical support, app, scales, 3D Bodyscan and aftercare.
Losing weight without surgeryHealth insurance cover also possible*
Your plan:Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP+Weight Doctors SLEEVE®
Procedure
Endoscopic, permanent
Duration
30–60 min
Price
from €5,500
incl. private medical preliminary examination and aftercare. Plus the Membership as the foundation: medical support, app, scales, 3D Bodyscan and aftercare.
* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
Losing weight with surgeryHealth insurance cover also possible*
Your plan:Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP+Weight Doctors BARIATRICS®
Procedure
Surgical, minimally invasive
Duration
1–3 nights
Price
from €2,500
incl. private medical preliminary examination and aftercare. Plus the Membership as the foundation: medical support, app, scales, 3D Bodyscan and aftercare.
* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
Losing weight with surgeryHealth insurance cover also possible*
Your plan:Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP+Weight Doctors® REVISION
Procedure
Corrective procedure after weight-loss surgery
Duration
individual
Price
from €900
Corrective procedure after weight-loss surgery. Plus the Membership as the foundation: medical support, app, scales, 3D Bodyscan and aftercare.
* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
Losing weight with a fat distribution disorderHealth insurance cover also possible*
Your plan:Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP+Weight Doctors® lipoedema surgery
Procedure
Liposuction for lipoedema
Duration
1.5–3 hours
Price
from €950
in conjunction with cost coverage by German health insurance. Plus the Membership as the foundation: medical support, app, scales, 3D Bodyscan and aftercare.
* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
Body contouring after weight lossHealth insurance cover also possible*
Your plan:Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP+Weight Doctors® RESHAPE
Procedure
After weight loss
Duration
individual
Price
from €1,950
Body contouring after weight loss. Plus the Membership as the foundation: medical support, app, scales, 3D Bodyscan and aftercare.
* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
The Membership does not replace a medical decision: whether treatment makes sense, and which one, is decided by your specialist after a medical assessment.
What it looks like here
A look inside Weight Doctors® Heidelberg
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Personally here for youDr. med. Oliver Scheffel · Bariatric surgery
Weight Doctors® in Heidelberg
Obesity centre Heidelberg at a glance
Your obesity centre in the Bahnstadt
The obesity centre Heidelberg is located at Eppelheimer Straße 8 in the Bahnstadt – only a few minutes’ walk from the main station, well connected by tram lines 22 and 26.
In the heart of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, Heidelberg is conveniently located – easy to reach from the whole region and the surrounding area.
Central in the BahnstadtEppelheimer Straße 8 near the main station – tram 22/26 (Gadamer Platz) and parking within walking distance.
For Heidelberg & Rhine-NeckarConveniently located in the metropolitan region – easy to reach from the whole region and the surrounding area.
Your specialists in Heidelberg
Dr. ScheffelSpecialist in general and bariatric surgery
With a BMI under 25, you are in the normal weight range. Whether treatment makes sense is something your specialist will clarify – nutrition coaching can support you.
Based on your answers, none of the six paths is a clear match. Nutrition coaching can be a start – your specialist will discuss with you what else may be an option.
* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
We do not offer every treatment on site at every location – we will clarify where your treatment takes place during the consultation.
Treatment pathways at the obesity centre Heidelberg
An obesity centre brings together the treatment of severe excess weight in an interdisciplinary way – from diagnostics through the multimodal programme (MMK) to the procedure and aftercare. At the Weight Doctors® obesity centre Heidelberg, nutritional medicine, behavioural medicine, endoscopy and exercise therapy work hand in hand under the responsibility of the chief physician.
The right pathway only emerges after diagnostics and a joint indication conference. In Heidelberg, we support you with consultation, diagnostics, preparation and aftercare; operations take place at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik in Wertheim. What the German health insurer covers depends on the procedure and the medical indication.
Behavioural medicineEating triggers and motivation
EndoscopyGastroscopy, SLEEVE, balloon
Exercise therapyActive according to your capacity
Bariatric surgeryNationalklinik Wertheim
360° CoachApp, scales, support
One team, one decision: the specialities assess your findings together – you are not sent from door to door.
01Weight Doctors BARIATRICS®Gastric bypass or gastric sleeve at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik in Wertheim, preparation and aftercare in Heidelberg – with a chance of cost coverage by German health insurance where there is a medical indication in line with the guidelines.
02Weight Doctors SLEEVE®Endoscopic stomach reduction with pose® 3.0 or OverStitch NXT™ – without incisions and on an outpatient basis, with a chance of cost coverage by German health insurance with a medical indication in line with the guidelines.
04Weight Doctors® GLP-1Self-pay service: medically supervised GLP-1 pharmacotherapy with medical guidance and progress monitoring.
05Nutrition coachingSelf-pay service: well-founded support with DGE expertise, with DNA analysis on request.
06Weight Doctors® RESHAPEBody contouring after major weight loss, such as a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) or body lift – with a chance of cost coverage by German health insurance with a medical indication in line with the guidelines.
“A good obesity centre does not send patients from door to door. It decides as a team, gives honest information and provides long-term support.”
Dr. med. Oliver Scheffel, specialist in general and bariatric surgery
Your path
From consultation to aftercare
Six stages, one team: this is how treatment at the obesity centre Heidelberg works – and which parts of it take place at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik in Wertheim.
In HeidelbergWeight Doctors® Nationalklinik Wertheim
01Initial consultationIn Heidelberg, by video or by phone – 100% no obligation.
02DiagnosticsExaminations and findings as the foundation – on site in Heidelberg.
03Indication conferenceThe team of specialists decides together, under the chief physician’s responsibility, which path fits.
04Preparation (MMK)around 6 monthsBefore an operation covered by German health insurance: nutrition, exercise, psychology – we organise the appointments in Heidelberg.
05Surgeryin Wertheimusually 1–3 nightsGastric sleeve or gastric bypass at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik in Wertheim.
06Aftercare12 monthsWith the Weight Doctors® App, smart scale and personal 360° coach – back close to home in Heidelberg.
Shown here is the path to surgery. Which path suits you – with or without a procedure – is clarified by the indication conference.
Non-surgical stomach reduction
Endo sleeve with pose® 3.0
Only 6–8 anchors instead of 14–16 and Double Helix technology: the stomach is gathered endoscopically – minimally invasive, outpatient and as a rule with a short recovery time.
Whether pose® 3.0 is an option for you is something we clarify individually after diagnostics – directly on site. The Weight Doctors SLEEVE® builds on this technique.
Sleeve – remainsgathered, not removedAnchor pair
OutpatientNo hospital stay needed.
No incisionsEndoscopic, with no incisions at all.
30–60 minutesShort procedure under twilight sedation or general anaesthesia.
Short recoveryAs a rule, back to everyday life after a few days.
What sets us apart
Why the obesity centre Heidelberg?
What makes the path easier with us – organisationally and medically.
01Chief physician principleIndication and progress checks under the chief physician’s responsibility – uniform criteria instead of individual opinions.
02Without advance applicationStomach reduction on German health insurance without an advance application: before surgery we check all the requirements and take care of communication with your health insurer.
03Experience since 2007More than 60,000 treatments supported – at all locations with the same quality standards.
04360-degree aftercare12 months of support with the Weight Doctors® App, smart scale and personal 360° coach – close to home in Heidelberg.
The multimodal programme (MMK) and the costs
What German statutory health insurance covers – and what it does not
Before an operation covered by German health insurance, the guidelines require a structured preparation programme – the multimodal programme (MMK). Over around six months, it prepares you medically, nutritionally and psychologically for the procedure and documents your progress. We organise all appointments for you in Heidelberg. Important to know: the MMK and the private medical pre- and post-treatment examinations are self-pay services – during preparation, the health insurer only covers the medical briefing.
Where there is a medical indication in line with the guidelines, there is a chance that the German statutory health insurer will cover the operation at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik in Wertheim, including the hospital stay – the decision rests with your health insurer. We support preparation and aftercare close to home in Heidelberg. There is no advance application: before the operation, we check all the requirements for the health insurer, and billing takes place directly after the operation.
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Multimodal programme · around 6 months of preparation
1Nutritional adviceFive sessions with a plan that works in everyday life, meal rhythm and implementation.
2Activity logDocumented activity over the entire preparation period.
3Psychological assessmentBehavioural medicine assessment of eating triggers, motivation and strain.
4GastroscopyPrivate medical pre- and post-treatment examinations around the procedure.
5Full blood countComprehensive laboratory checks as the basis of therapy and aftercare.
All 5 pillars are self-pay services.
Chance of cost coverage by German health insurancewith a medical indication in line with the guidelines*
Surgery (gastric bypass, gastric sleeve) at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik
Anaesthesia, monitoring, overnight stay in a double room, medication and materials
Informed consent discussion and aftercare in the clinic; risk of complications covered, no follow-up cost insurance needed
* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
01Alongside · Medical informed consent discussionCovered by German health insurance: the preparatory informed consent discussion is also a service provided by statutory health insurance.
Indication framework (for guidance): often with BMI ≥ 40 or BMI ≥ 35 with related conditions – the assessment of the individual case remains decisive. Self-payers receive a transparent quote; financing via our partner medipay is possible (subject to creditworthiness).
From Bismarckplatz, take the B3 (Bergheimer Straße) and Czernyring to reach Eppelheimer Straße 8 in the Bahnstadt. Coming from the main station, take the Ringstraße and Czernyring.
By train & public transport
It is around 850 m (approx. 12 min.) on foot from the main station. Alternatively, take tram lines 22 or 26 to “Gadamer Platz” – from there approx. 5 minutes’ walk.
From Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
By train to Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof (approx. 1 hour), from there a few minutes by tram or on foot.
From the weight-loss injection to endoscopic procedures to surgery – which path suits you is only decided after diagnostics and the indication conference. Here you can see the options at a glance.
We support conservative and endoscopic procedures close to where you live; operations take place at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik in Wertheim.
For which BMI? Guidance, not a decision – that is made by your specialist after diagnostics.
OverweightObesity class IClass IIClass III
GLP-1 / pharmacotherapyfrom BMI ~ 27
Gastric balloonBMI ~ 28–35
Weight Doctors SLEEVE®BMI ~ 30–40
Gastric sleevefrom BMI ~ 35–40
Gastric bypassfrom BMI ~ 40
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* For patients with German statutory health insurance: if the medical indication is established in line with the DGAV guidelines, reimbursement may be possible.
The figures are for guidance – the medical assessment of the individual case is decisive.
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Can patients from the Rhine-Neckar region also be treated?
Yes. Eppelheimer Straße 8 is centrally located in the Bahnstadt and is easy to reach from the whole Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region – by train, public transport or car.
How does the initial consultation in Heidelberg work?
You make an appointment – by phone, by video or directly with us on site. In the consultation we clarify your history, goals and the next steps. The whole thing is 100% no obligation.
Where do the procedures take place?
Operations such as gastric bypass and gastric sleeve take place at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik in Wertheim – surgical and endoscopic expertise is brought together under one roof there. Initial consultation, diagnostics, the MMK preparation and the complete aftercare take place right where you are in Heidelberg – so you have short distances for everything surrounding the procedure.
Do I have to decide on a treatment straight away?
No. Diagnostics and the indication conference come first. Only then do we determine – together with you – which option makes medical sense. You decide in your own time.
Is skin tightening after weight loss covered by German statutory health insurance?
With Weight Doctors® RESHAPE, there is a chance of cost coverage with a medical indication in line with the guidelines – the decision is made by your German health insurer. Purely aesthetic corrections are self-pay services. We advise you individually on options and costs, including non-surgical skin tightening with RENUVION.
What does German statutory health insurance cover – and what not?
With a medical indication in line with the guidelines, there is a chance of cost coverage by German health insurance for surgery including anaesthesia and inpatient stay, and for the Weight Doctors SLEEVE®, REVISION and RESHAPE; plus the informed consent discussion and aftercare in the clinic. Self-pay services are the MMK, private medical pre- and post-treatment examinations and the specialist preliminary examination and aftercare of the Weight Doctors® Membership, as well as gastric balloon, GLP-1 therapy and nutrition coaching. For stomach reduction there is no advance application: billing takes place directly after surgery.
What exactly does the MMK programme include?
The multimodal programme (MMK) has five pillars: nutritional advice (5 sessions), activity log, psychological assessment, gastroscopy and full blood count. We organise all the appointments – you do not have to take care of anything.
How quickly can I get an appointment?
Through flexible scheduling and digital consultation formats, we keep waiting times as short as possible – we will find a suitable appointment at short notice.
Why Weight Doctors®
Good reasons for Weight Doctors®.
Specialised in one thing: lasting weight loss – from medication to surgery, with specialists at your location and our own Nationalklinik.
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