The Jaw Surgery Dietitian

Hi! I'm Monica Bashaw, a Canadian registered dietitian and fellow jaw surgery warrior. I underwent double jaw surgery at the Montréal General Hospital on September 19th, 2019.

After experiencing first-hand the difficulties of eating after surgery, I decided to create this website and a dedicated private practice to help other jaw surgery patients eat confidently throughout the recovery process.

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The official name of my surgery was Le Fort 1 osteotomy (2 piece) + bilateral saggital split osteotomy, or in other words... double jaw surgery. My orthodontist was the talented Dr. Michelle Kornbluth, my fantastic surgeon was Dr. Michel El-Hakim, and my surgeon's assistant was the lovely Sabrina.

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Wishing you good luck wherever you are in your jaw surgery journey!!

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- Monica Bashaw MScA, RD

(The Jaw Surgery Dietitian)

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P.S. If you're looking for food and nutrition support in your jaw surgery journey and you're a resident of one of the following provinces, feel free to reach out for an online appointment. I'm able to work with patients in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Talk soon!

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English - Work with me here.

Français - Travailler avec moi ici.