Start by changing the drip pad below your nose as needed and discarding it whenever your drainage stops. You can clean your incisions beginning the day after surgery using sterile saline or distilled water and a Q-tip. Clean your incisions 3 times a day, following up with gentamicin ointment to prevent infection. You’ll also want to sniff in a saline spray 5 times a day in each nostril to keep them clean.