Hi;
Interesting project! It's easy to implement, but harder to design properly, if this is gonna be a product for end user. Good thing is, it does not need many components. 0.96 OLED's, I use them, and operates over SPI protocol, not much I/O's. So basically, all needed is a heating element, a push button, OLED, thermistor, a diode, some resistors, and a MOSFET to drive heating element. Of course, a power source like battery. To be extra safe, an opto-coupler can be added to drive MOSFET, that isolates I/O's, but not a necessity.
The key thing is to choose heating element. Nichrome wire? Or maybe even resistor packs if the area is small. Or maybe, dedicated heating elements that are used in clothing or car seats maybe? If you like to share more details, I can help you better in decision making process..
Also, not a full scale Arduino is needed. Simplest Atmega328 will do the job, still retaining Arduino compatibility, as I/O and speed requirements are minimal. A 8 pin would do the job. That means, end PCB would be very small, as SMD components are available, and BOM is minimal.
I'd like to discusss more about it, please contact me!
Best regards,
Baris