Dr. Mark Hickman Offers Expertise in Reversing a Vasectomy in New Braunfels at an Affordable Price

Dr. Mark Hickman, MD, FACS, a microsurgery expert in New Braunfels, TX, is happy to announce that he is offering his expertise in the use of microsurgery for reversing a vasectomy to men in New Braunfels and other parts of Texas, including other states. Dr. Hickman has expertise in laparoscopic procedures, and he also teaches minimally invasive methods to other surgeons. He has also invented a number of surgical instruments and even received a US patent and he has contributed to a number of other essential minimally invasive patents.

Dr. Hickman offers two affordable all-inclusive options for vasectomy reversal. The first option is $3,300, which includes an oral sedative and local anesthesia. The other option is $4,200 and includes IV sedation that is administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist. He will be repairing the vas deferens using microsurgery. Dr. Hickman also wants patients from other places in Texas, including those who are in other states, to know that he has negotiated with local hotels to allow his out of town patients to get a 50 percent reduction in the cost of their hotel accommodations.

The vas is a long, muscular tube that is connected to the epididymis in the testis and is responsible for the transport of the sperm from the testis to the urethra in preparation for ejaculation. During the vasectomy, the vas for each testis is cut and sealed to prevent the sperm from getting out of the body for fertilization, thus preventing conception.

To reverse a vasectomy, Dr. Hickman will need to find the two ends of the vas, free them from the surrounding scar tissue, align them carefully and join them using a fine nylon suture and ensure a watertight closure for a higher success rate. He will use a Zeiss OPMI-MDM operating microscope to ensure a direct alignment of the two ends.

But before joining the two ends, Dr. Hickman will first collect a sample fluid from the testicular end of the vas deferens and examine it under a laboratory microscope. There are three possible scenarios. The first possibility is that the sample fluid contains whole sperm, which is the best possible situation. The second possibility, which is the most common, is that the sample fluid is thin and contains no whole sperm but instead just sperm parts. The third scenario is that the fluid is pasty and thick and doesn’t contain any sperm. This is due to an obstruction, which is known as an epididymal blowout. The obstruction is at two levels: one at the site of the vasectomy and the other due to a rupture of the tube in the epididymis.

If Dr. Hickman encounters the third scenario, he will need to perform a vasoepididymostomy in addition to the vasovasostomy. Both sites will need to be repaired to optimize the chances of success. The method to be used for the vasoepididymostomy is a microscopic invagination of the epididymal tube into the lumen of the vas deferens using nylon sutures. Patients need not worry because there will be no additional cost if both repairs have to be performed.

Dr. Mark Hickman obtained his general surgery residency training from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It was at this particular period in his life that he came to discover the microsurgery methods used for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He immediately understood that microsurgery can offer a minimally invasive procedure in enhancing the experience of patients and their results. He decided to focus on the use of microsurgery for his practice where he offers vasectomy reversal for men who want to recover their ability to father a child.

Those who are interested in learning more about the vasectomy reversal procedure being provided at affordable all-inclusive rates can visit the Microsurgical Vasectomy Reversals by Dr. Mark Hickman website or contact them through the phone or by email. They are open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, from Monday to Friday.

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