Dr. Mark Hickman Offers Affordable All-Inclusive Cost of Vasectomy Reversal

Dr. Mark Hickman, MD, FACS, a surgeon in New Braunfels, TX, wants to inform everyone about their affordable all-inclusive cost for vasectomy reversal. Dr. Hickman is offering two all-inclusive alternatives. The $3,300 option is for the microsurgical vasectomy reversal plus local anesthesia and oral sedation medication. The second alternative is $4,200 for microsurgical vasectomy reversal plus IV sedation that is administered by a board certified anesthesiologist. Both options are all-inclusive and are guaranteed to have no hidden fees. For out of town patients, Dr. Hickman has also made it easier for them in terms of lower costs for hotel accommodations. He has established exclusive deals with some of the local hotels with the result that patients from out of town can enjoy a 50 percent reduction on the cost of their hotel stay.

Dr. Hickman says, “Vasectomy reversal is not just for my male patients seeking an addition to their family. With an all-inclusive cost of $3,300, reversing a vasectomy is now being used to combat the onset of male depression following the original procedure. Patients have seen a return to their more virile days and a lifting of the ‘male fog.’ Dr. Mark Hickman performs a microsurgical repair of the vas deferens with a powerful operating microscope and fine nylon suture.”

Dr. Hickman has over 26 years of experience and has developed the reputation of being a leading minimally invasive surgeon. With 1,300+ vasectomy reversals, he has too many to count pregnancies, and he has ‘corrected’ many vasectomy reversals from other providers as well with a significant amount of successes. In keeping with his core values, he has decided to offer an affordable all-inclusive vasectomy reversal cost.

Dr. Hickman earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX, when he was just 23 years old. Next, he underwent extensive training with his general surgery residence at the University of Texas, which lasted for five years. It was during this residency that he came to know about microsurgery performed by plastic and reconstructive surgeons. He realized the great advantages of microsurgery, especially with its significantly reduced impact on the patient. Later on, Dr. Hickman started his private practice in New Braunfels in 1988 and he quickly became one of the pioneers in laparoscopic surgery. He also taught minimally invasive surgery methods to other surgeons. In addition, he also invented several surgical instruments and he obtained several patents, many of which are applicable in minimally invasive surgery.

Specifically, Dr. Hickman’s approach for the procedure is to perform a microsurgical repair of the vas deferens in order to achieve a direct alignment of the lumen of the two ends of the vas deferens. He will then make sure that the closure is watertight for a higher success rate. He will also get a fluid sample from the testicular end of the vas deferens and examine this under the microscope. There are three possible results of this examination. First is that the fluid contains whole sperm, which would be the best situation. The second possibility is that the fluid is thin and contains only sperm parts. And the third possibility is that the liquid is pasty and thick but has no sperm. The last possibility is an epididymal blowout resulting from an obstruction that could have happened at two points: where the vasectomy is located and the other one is a rupture of the tube in the epididymis. For the third situation, Dr. Hickman will not just have to do a vasovasostomy but also a vasoepididymostomy, which is a microscopic invagination of the epididymal tube into the lumen of the vas deferens using a 10-0 nylon suture. However, there will be no additional charge even if both procedures have to be performed.

Those who would like to know more about the affordable vasectomy reversals available through Dr. Hickman can check out the Microsurgical Vasectomy Reversals by Dr. Mark Hickman website, or contact them on the telephone or through email. They are open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, from Monday to Friday.