Obesity centre Germany

A specialised facility that brings together the treatment of pathological excess weight across disciplines – from diagnostics through the multimodal programme (MMK) to procedure and aftercare, under the responsibility of the chief physician.

For people with obesity, that is, from a BMI of 30 – especially if related conditions such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or sleep apnoea are also present, or if previous attempts to lose weight have not helped in the long term.

You talk to us in person at one of our locations, by telephone or by video about your goals, your history and previous attempts to lose weight. Afterwards you know which paths may come into question for you and how things continue up to diagnostics. The initial consultation is no obligation; you can book an appointment online.

No. Diagnostics and the indication conference come first. Only then is a strategy set – together with you.

Specialists assess your findings together – under the responsibility of the chief physician and according to uniform criteria. We then decide with you whether to treat conservatively first, for example with GLP-⁠1, or whether a procedure is medically sensible.

As a rule, yes: before an operation covered by German statutory insurance, the guidelines require a 6-month multimodal programme of nutrition, exercise and psychology. With a primary indication, for example from a BMI of 50, it does not apply. The MMK itself is not a service covered by the health insurer.

Where there is a medical indication in line with the guidelines – often from a BMI of 40 or from a BMI of 35 with related conditions – there is a chance of cost coverage. You do not submit an advance application with us: before the operation we check all the requirements, and billing takes place directly after the operation. The decision is made by your German health insurer.

That depends on the path. Where there is an indication, the German health insurer may cover the procedure and hospital stay; you pay privately for the MMK and specialist medical support. You can find the prices of the treatments under Costs & Prices; paying in instalments is possible through our partner medipay, subject to creditworthiness.

Purely aesthetic corrections, no. For tightening procedures after significant weight loss with Weight Doctors® RESHAPE (from €1,950), there is a chance of cost coverage where there is a medical indication in line with the guidelines – the decision is made by your German health insurer. We advise you individually on options and costs.

Weight Doctors® has 17 obesity centres in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands – from Aachen to Munich, plus Salzburg and Waalre near Eindhoven. The location finder on this page shows the nearest location with the next available appointment.

Weight-loss operations such as gastric sleeve and gastric bypass take place at the Weight Doctors® Nationalklinik in Wertheim – with an intermediate care unit and aftercare under one roof. Consultation and aftercare are also possible at a location near you.

Consultation is possible flexibly – by telephone, by video or on site – and our centres are spread across Germany. The location finder on this page shows the nearest location.

Through appointments at the centre, the Weight Doctors® App with a connected scale, Weight Doctors® Mira and – if desired – additional coaching offers. Key decisions are made under the responsibility of the chief physician.

12 months with a fixed schedule: with the Weight Doctors® App and Bluetooth smart scale, your personal 360° coach, Weight Doctors® Mira and regular check-ups. Beyond that, Weight Doctors® MEMBERSHIP supports you on request.

Through weight, 3D Bodyscan, laboratory values, activity data and clearly defined interim goals.