Dr. Mark Hickman Offers to Reverse a Vasectomy at an Affordable Price

Dr. Mark Hickman, MD, FACS, a surgeon in New Braunfels, TX, is offering to reverse a vasectomy at an affordable price with two all-inclusive options. Dr. Hickman, who is an expert in laparoscopic methods, is offering an affordable vasectomy reversal at $3,300, inclusive of an oral sedative and local anesthesia. The other alternative is priced at $4,200, inclusive of IV sedation that is administered by a board certified anesthesiologist.

Dr. Hickman says, “Both microsurgical options are all-inclusive with no hidden fees. To learn more simply contact our office for a free consultation. Furthermore, because we have patients arriving from all over the country, many from all over Texas including Austin, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio as well as from Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and many other states we have made special accommodation deals with local hotels. Our exclusive travel deals with local hotels for our out of town patients will save them as much as 50% on their hotel stay. Contact us for more information.”

New Braunfels is actually a tourist town, which means that out-of-town patients can enjoy the views, especially with the vasectomy reversal center being close to the village of Gruene, which has several restaurants and more than 20 shops. At night, Gruene Hall offers music with a fun, country dance atmosphere. And only 10 miles away from New Braunfels are the Natural Bridge Caverns. And San Antonio can easily be reached through the I-35 where tourists can check out the Alamo and the River Walk. Also located in San Antonio are the Fiesta Texas - Six Flags and the Sea World of Texas.

In the vasectomy reversal surgery to be performed by Dr. Hickman, he will be doing a microsurgical repair of the vas deferens using fine nylon suture with the help of a powerful operating microscope. It should be noted that in the vasectomy procedure, it was this tube that carries the sperm that was cut and then sealed. In a vasectomy reversal, the lumen of the two ends of the vas have to be properly aligned and then a watertight closure is performed for a higher success rate.

The procedure requires making a small incision on each side of the scrotal skin. The surgeon locates the ends of the vas deferens and frees them from the surrounding scar tissue. A sample fluid is obtained from the testicular end of the vas and this is examined under the microscope to ensure that it contains sperm. There are three possibilities. The best one is when this fluid is found to contain whole sperm. The second possibility is when the fluid is thin and has no whole sperm but contains sperm parts. The third possibility is that the sample fluid is thick and pasty and contains no sperm. The third possibility indicates that there is an obstruction in the vas at two levels: at the site of the vasectomy and a rupture of the tube in the epididymis. This means that in addition to a vasovasostomy, a vasoepididymostomy must also be performed. No additional costs will be charged even if both repairs have to be performed during the vasectomy reversal.

Dr. Hickman attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Next, he trained in General Surgery Residency for five years at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and it was then that he came to know about the microsurgery methods being used by plastic and reconstructive surgeons. He found it so amazing that microsurgery had such a much reduced impact on the patient that he decided to use laparoscopic surgery methods when he set up his own private practice in New Braunfels in 1988.

Men who are interested in the low cost of vasectomy reversal being offered by Dr. Hickman can visit the Microsurgical Vasectomy Reversals by Dr. Mark Hickman website or contact them through the telephone or via email. The practice is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, from Monday to Friday.