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Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is a continuously developing field that has had many exciting developments in the past 3 decades. Advances in the understanding of functional sinus surgery and mucosal-sparing techniques has driven an interest in the management of the post-ESS nasal and sinus cavity to achieve more rapid postoperative reepithelialization and reciliation. Many surgeons believe that the postoperative treatment regimen is as important as the surgery. All sinus surgeons have the common objective of achieving excellent hemostasis and postoperative healing that avoids adhesion formation and lateralization of the middle turbinate; however, little agreement exists on how this is best achieved. The use of various interventions, from removable nasal packing, absorbable nasal packing, to no packing at all, is widely debated. Nasal packing has been the traditional method of controlling ongoing …