After oral or maxillofacial surgery, your body needs good nutrition to promote healing. If you don't eat enough of the right food, you're likely to lose weight, and you may not heal as quickly. Some people look forward to weight loss as a post-surgery "bonus." But this is the wrong time to diet. Weight loss can be risky now, when your body demands calories and protein for healing. You need enough nourishment to recover quickly and to avoid unnecessary problems, such as poor healing or infection.
That's why good nutrition is so important after oral surgery — just when eating may present a real problem. Chewing can be difficult and painful when you're recovering from multiple extractions, surgery for dentures, or other oral surgery. If your jaws are wired shut, normal eating is impossible. Your food must be in liquid form.
A few years ago, your only choice would have been a diet of blenderized foods, which can be unappetizing, difficult to prepare, short of needed nutrition, and low in fiber. To protect your health at this critical time, nutrition experts developed "medical nutritionals." These products are delicious, versatile, and easy to eat, with the benefits of a nutritious meal. Used in sufficient amounts, medical nutritionals from the Ensure® line of complete, balanced nutrition can serve as meal replacements. You can drink or eat them as they are, or use them in recipes. Click below for more information on the various products, or check out the beverage recipes in the Recipes section of this website.
Ensure
Ensure Plus®
Ensure® High Protein
Ensure® High Calcium
Ensure Pudding
Ensure Powder