What Weight Doctors does

Weight Doctors GmbH is a Germany-based, privately held medical clinic group founded in 2019 and headquartered in Dortmund as part of the WESTFALENKLINIK Gruppe. The company operates 23 clinic locations across six countries — Germany (15 locations including the Nationalklinik Wertheim flagship), Austria, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and South Africa — staffed by a network of 52 verified specialist physicians. Weight Doctors delivers a comprehensive obesity-care continuum spanning non-invasive, endoscopic, and surgical interventions, marketed as the leading provider of endoscopic stomach reduction in Germany with 50,000+ patients treated cumulatively.

The core technology stack combines proprietary treatment protocols with licensed third-party medical devices. The flagship offering is Weight Doctors SLEEVE®, a permanent endoscopic stomach reduction procedure delivered via either pose® 3.0 Double Helix or OverStitch Next (Apollo Endosurgery) suturing technology, achieving up to 75% stomach volume reduction without external incisions. Weight Doctors has bundled this with the proprietary hydroGMA® protocol — an endoscopic hormone-based procedure using the Erbe Elektromedizin MOVIVA® system to suppress ghrelin (the hunger hormone) — and offers a combined hydroGMA + Endo-Sleeve procedure in a single session. The portfolio further includes GLP-1 medication therapy (Semaglutide/Wegovy®, Tirzepatide/Mounjaro®), adjustable and swallowable gastric balloons, full bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, gastric sleeve), RESHAPE post-bariatric body contouring, and REVISION corrective surgery for failed prior procedures. Digital layers include the 12-month Weight Doctors app with Bluetooth smart scale integration, AI-driven 3D Bodyscan for body composition tracking, COACH IRIS (an AI coach available 24/7 in seven languages), and 360° nutritional coaching.

Weight Doctors operates a primarily direct-to-consumer business model with a predominantly self-pay fee-for-service structure. Procedure prices range from approximately €3,490 (gastric balloon) to €11,500 (standard clinic Endo-Sleeve), with VAT-free pricing and insurance reimbursement capability at the Nationalklinik Wertheim for statutory insured patients meeting BMI criteria. Recurring revenue is generated through GLP-1 subscriptions at ~€397/month. Patient financing is enabled through a partnership with medipay GmbH offering 0% APR installment plans up to 72 months, materially expanding addressable patient demand. Distribution combines a 24/7 online booking portal, free hotline (0800 84 84 777), in-clinic consultations across all locations, video consultations, and WhatsApp — with no resellers or distributors used for clinical services. The customer base spans self-pay individuals, statutory health insurance patients, and international patients, particularly at the Wertheim flagship which offers airport shuttle logistics.

Name

Weight Doctors

Legal name

Weight Doctors GmbH

Website

https://weight-doctors.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Weight Doctors GmbH is a Germany-headquartered medical clinic group operating 23 locations across 6 countries, delivering a full continuum of obesity treatments — endoscopic stomach reduction, bariatric surgery, GLP-1 therapy, and body contouring — to self-pay and insured patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bariatric and Medical Weight Loss Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Obesity Medicine & Weight Management (HLAKADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Weight Loss Coaching (Non-Clinical) (HSADAFAB), Detox, Lymphatic & Body Contouring Treatments (Non-Medical) (HSALAFAJ), Weight Management & Behavior Change Education (EDAAAHAF), Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Tourism Agencies (THAKAIAE)

Keywords

• Bariatric surgery services
• Endoscopic stomach reduction
• Gastric balloon procedures
• GLP-1 weight loss therapy
• Obesity treatment clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices23 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Bariatric and Endoscopic Procedure Fees (Self-Payer): Fee-for-service model where patients pay for individual procedures. Procedures include: gastric balloon (6 or 12 months), endoscopic sleeve (pose® 3.0 / OverStitch), hydroGMA, GLP-1 therapy, bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, gastric sleeve), RESHAPE body contouring, and revision procedures. Treatment prices range from approximately €397/month (GLP-1) to €11,500 (standard clinic Endo-Sleeve). Most services are self-pay. Treatment acceptance confirmed by payment deposit of €1,750 or financing approval.
2. GLP-1 Medication and Monitoring (Monthly Subscription): GLP-1-based weight loss therapy (Semaglutide/Wegovy® or Tirzepatide/Mounjaro®) billed monthly at approximately €397-399 per month, including private medical supervision. This creates recurring monthly revenue from ongoing therapy patients.
3. Insurance-Covered Bariatric Procedures: For patients with statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenkasse) meeting medical criteria (BMI >= 40, or BMI >= 35 with comorbidities), Weight Doctors manages the complete application process for cost coverage. The company handles all communication with the insurance provider. This represents reimbursement-based revenue for qualifying procedures at the Nationalklinik in Wertheim.
4. Medipay Financing Partnership: Weight Doctors partners with medipay GmbH for installment financing. Patients pay in monthly installments starting at 0% effective annual interest rate over up to 72 months. Weight Doctors likely receives referral/commission revenue from medipay for directing patients to their financing product.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Weight Doctors GmbH provides a portfolio of medical weight loss treatments through 23 clinic locations, including endoscopic stomach reduction (Weight Doctors SLEEVE®/Endo-Sleeve), hormone-based endoscopic hunger suppression (hydroGMA®), surgical bariatric procedures (gastric bypass, gastric sleeve), GLP-1 injection therapy, temporary gastric balloons, and post-bariatric body contouring (RESHAPE). Procedures are bundled with a 12-month digital app, AI coaching (Coach Iris), 3D body scanning, and nutritional coaching, with optional medipay installment financing and statutory insurance cost-coverage application handling.

Product overview

Weight Doctors is a specialized medical clinic group offering a comprehensive portfolio of weight loss treatments ranging from non-invasive to surgical procedures. The core product line includes: Weight Doctors GLP-1 (medication-based injection therapy), hydroGMA (endoscopic hunger suppression), Magenballon (temporary gastric balloon in 6/12-month variants), Weight Doctors SLEEVE (permanent endoscopic stomach reduction using pose 3.0 or OverStitch Next technology), BARIATRICS (surgical gastric bypass and sleeve procedures), RESHAPE (post-bariatric body contouring and skin tightening), and REVISION (corrective procedures for previous surgeries). These are supported by add-on modules including Weight Doctors 360 nutritional coaching, the Weight Doctors Digital App with Bluetooth smart scale integration, the AI-powered Coach Iris, and 3D-Bodyscan technology. The company operates 23 locations across 6 countries and offers integrated financing through medipay and nutrition program data sharing with OVIVA AG.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Weight Doctors SLEEVE®: Endoscopic stomach reduction procedure without surgery, using pose® 3.0 Double Helix or OverStitch Next technology to reduce stomach volume by up to 75%.
• Weight Doctors BARIATRICS®
• Weight Doctors RESHAPE®
• Weight Doctors GLP-1®
• Weight Doctors hydroGMA®
• Weight Doctors REVISION®
• COACH IRIS

Products and services

• Weight Doctors GLP-1 Weight loss injection therapy using GLP-1 hormone-based medications (Semaglutide/Wegovy® or Tirzepatide/Mounjaro®) delivered via private medical supervision on a monthly subscription basis from €397/month, intended for adult patients seeking non-surgical weight loss therapy.
• Weight Doctors hydroGMA® Single 30-minute endoscopic procedure using the Erbe Elektromedizin MOVIVA® system to treat the ghrelin-producing mucosal cells in the stomach fundus, reducing hunger and enabling up to 15% body weight loss without surgery or implanted devices; can be repeated as needed.
• Weight Doctors MAGENBALLON (Gastric Balloon) Endoscopically placed temporary gastric balloon that reduces stomach capacity, available in 6-month and 12-month adjustable Spatz3 variants as well as the swallowable Allurion balloon; from €3,490 self-pay.
• Weight Doctors SLEEVE® (Endo-Sleeve) Permanent endoscopic stomach reduction using pose® 3.0 Double Helix or OverStitch Next (Apollo Endosurgery) technology to reduce stomach volume by up to 75% without external incisions or scars; from €9,990 VAT-free at the Nationalklinik Wertheim. Available as Endo-Sleeve, Extended Sleeve, and Extended Sleeve+ (with GLP-1 support).
• Weight Doctors BARIATRICS® (Gastric Bypass / Gastric Sleeve Surgery) Surgical weight loss program including laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Gastric Sleeve procedures for patients with BMI 45+ (or BMI ≥ 35 with comorbidities for insurance coverage); from €2,500 including private medical pre- and post-care, delivered at the Nationalklinik Wertheim and other locations.
• Weight Doctors RESHAPE® (Body Contouring) Post-weight-loss plastic surgery program including liposuction, 360° liposuction, body lift, abdominoplasty, arm and thigh lifts, RENUVION® skin tightening, and lipedema surgery; from €4,990 self-pay, performed by affiliated plastic surgeons from WESTFALENKLINIK.
• Weight Doctors REVISION® Corrective endoscopic or surgical procedures for patients with complications or insufficient results from previous obesity surgery, including treatment for weight regain, dumping syndrome, and reflux after gastric bypass/sleeve.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 75% stomach volume reduction with Weight Doctors SLEEVE® endoscopic procedure
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Oviva AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOviva AG (Dortustraße 48, 14467 Potsdam) provides nutrition and fitness program services. Weight Doctors shares necessary patient data (name, date of birth, address, treatment dates) with Oviva for the purpose of enrolling patients in nutrition and fitness programs as part of the holistic treatment approach.
• Jahnke Hoyer & Cie. GmbH / JHC Service GmbHminorOthersJHC Service GmbH provides complication cost insurance (MedAssure) for patients. Weight Doctors shares patient data (name, date of birth, address, surgeon, procedure type, date) with JHC for the purpose of insurance policy enrollment and coverage activation. Located at Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 39, 50668 Köln.
• WESTFALENKLINIK Fachklinik für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeight Doctors GmbH is a company affiliated with WESTFALENKLINIK and is part of the WESTFALENKLINIK Group. Both companies share the same address at Rosemeyerstr. 2-4, 44139 Dortmund. WESTFALENKLINIK is a specialized clinic for plastic and aesthetic surgery, providing complementary surgical expertise and facilities to Weight Doctors' bariatric program.
• CGCE Group (Consumer Group Consumer Europe)minorOthersWeight Doctors GmbH is a verified member of the CGCE Group (Consumer Group Consumer Europe). Membership provides consumer protection and credibility verification. 5,629 verified reviews on ProvenExpert are attributed to the CGCE Group.
• Erbe Elektromedizin GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationErbe Elektromedizin provides the MOVIVA® system used for hydroGMA procedures. The MOVIVA® device enables the endoscopic treatment of the ghrelin-producing stomach lining. This is an inbound technology license — Weight Doctors uses Erbe's medical device to deliver the hydroGMA procedure.
• Apollo Endosurgery (OverStitch Next technology)coreTechnology or IntegrationApollo Endosurgery manufactures the OverStitch Next endoscopic suturing system used in Weight Doctors SLEEVE® procedures. Weight Doctors licenses and uses the OverStitch Next technology for endoscopic stomach reduction. The technology is described as highly effective, enabling up to 75% stomach reduction with nickel-free capability.
• pose® technology (pose® 3.0 Double Helix)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe pose® 3.0 Double Helix technology (originally from US company) is used in Weight Doctors SLEEVE® procedures for endoscopic stomach reduction. Weight Doctors was the #1 provider in Germany for the original pose®2 Endo-Sleeve and has evolved to the 3.0 generation, offering up to 75% stomach reduction.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Auralia Clinic (Ireland): Irish private clinic group offering gastric balloon, bariatric surgery, and weight loss treatments. Comparable as a multi-modality private weight loss clinic competitor, but operating primarily in Ireland/UK rather than in Weight Doctors' German core market.
• Transform Hospital Group: UK-based private hospital group offering weight loss surgery (gastric band, sleeve, bypass) and post-bariatric body contouring. Directly comparable to Weight Doctors' BARIATRICS® and RESHAPE® offerings, but focused on the UK market where Weight Doctors has only a single London location.

Others

• Oviva: European digital nutrition coaching provider that Weight Doctors shares patient data with for enrollment in its 360 coaching program. Comparable as an adjacent/partnering player in the medically supervised nutrition and weight management space.
• Apollo Endosurgery: US-listed manufacturer of the OverStitch Next endoscopic suturing system used in Weight Doctors SLEEVE® procedures. Functions as a key technology supplier/partner rather than direct competitor, but its broader endobariatric device portfolio competes indirectly in the same clinical category.

Direct peers

• Spatz Medical: Maker of the Spatz3 adjustable gastric balloon used in Weight Doctors' 12-month Magenballon tier. Competes with Weight Doctors in the endoscopic gastric balloon segment and supplies a key piece of the company's product stack.
• Allurion Technologies: US-listed company offering the Allurion swallowable gastric balloon for non-surgical weight loss. Directly competes with Weight Doctors' Magenballon 6-month and 12-month tiers in the same minimally invasive, self-pay weight loss category.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital operators with bariatric surgery departments across multiple German cities. Comparable as it offers surgical weight-loss procedures in the same German geography, but as a multi-specialty incumbent rather than a focused endoscopic bariatric specialist.
• Helios Kliniken: Major German private hospital group operating bariatric and obesity medicine centers across Germany. Competes with Weight Doctors for the same German bariatric patient pool but within a broader hospital portfolio rather than as a focused endobariatric brand.
• Schoen Klinik: German private hospital group with specialized obesity and bariatric surgery programs. Offers comparable surgical weight-loss services to German insured patients, overlapping with Weight Doctors' Nationalklinik Wertheim offering.

Emerging players

• Zava (formerly DrEd): European online telehealth platform offering weight loss programs including GLP-1 prescriptions across Germany, UK, and other EU markets. Competes with Weight Doctors' GLP-1 subscription tier by offering a lower-friction, lower-price medication pathway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/weight_doctors
• Facebookfacebook.com/weightdocs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weight-doctors-worldwide

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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