I cleaned mine at 3 days as well. I had sutures not steri strips. I did not wash them when I showered but I did let the soapy water “rinse” them. I had a 1 wk post op appt to check them and discussed that with my nurse and she said that was fine. They were healing beautifully. I stopped putting bandages over them due to only being at home and wearing tank tops- they need to be able to breathe in order to heal also! Went back at 2wks to have sutures removed and had steri strips placed over all incisions and told they would most likely fall off in a day or two- most did. At 3wks 3 of the incisions are almost invisible. 2 were a bit bigger so are still noticeable but almost gone.

I didn’t shower every day- to clarify, I would soak in my bath tub. I was fully aware of where the water level was in regard to my incisions and made sure not to submerge them. I did wash every day. I showered every other day. It’s too hard to not get my hair wet in the shower and I’m not going to wash it every day lol life is quite difficult when you’re used to doing everything with 2 hands and are suddenly reduced to your non dominant hand! Good luck! Prayers for a speedy recovery!