After () day/s, remove the dressing. You may bathe regularly at this point, and allow the wound to get wet. 
Clean the wound with hydrogen peroxide. If there is any “crusting”, soak the wound with peroxide and remove as much of the crusting by gently rubbing the wound with a Q-tip. 
Apply a layer of topical antibiotic ointment over the entire wound.
Cover the wound with a Band-Aid or small dressing until the wound has healed.

SUPPLIES NEEDED;

Cotton tipped applicators (Q-tips)
Hydrogen Peroxide
Polysporin, Betadine, or Bacitracin Ointment (not Neosporin-many people are allergic)
Band-Aids or non-stick gauze pads (Telfa) and paper tape (Micropore)

For pain, take Tylenol or the prescription pain medication (if one was written). Aspirin or Ibuprofen can increase bleeding if taken within 48 hours of surgery.

REPEAT THESE INSTRUCTIONS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY UNTIL THE WOUND HAS COMPLETELY HEALED. Small wounds may heal in 2-3 weeks. Larger wounds may take 4-5 weeks or more. After the wound is healed, you can stop daily dressing changes. 

Bleeding: The bandage applied before you left the operating room is a pressure bandage and should be left on for 24-48 hours. Some blood tinged oozing might occur.If you experience oozing of blood from the wound: Apply pressure to the area for 15 minutes.

All wounds normally drain (the larger the wound the more drainage) which is why we insist on daily dressing changes. This drainage decreases after the first week. A newly healed wound has a shiny look to the surface and is dark pink to red in color.The redness will slowly fade over the next few months. Sometimes it takes 6 months to one year to fade completely.
Itching or tingling is common and is a normal experience with healing.

Call the office if you have:
Severe itching with a rash: this usually indicates a sensitivity to the ointment or to the bandage tape.
Fever, extreme pain or pus draining. Clear yellow/orange drainage is normal; thick cloudy drainage needs to be evaluated.

It is an old wives tale that a wound heals better when exposed to the air. If kept clean and covered with ointment and a bandage, the wound will heal faster, and with a better cosmetic result.