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Completely blistered toe
* Mastisol is necessary; only use tincture of benzoin if Mastisol is not available.
* Micropore or Leukotape are the best tape choices.
* Wrap the toe in tape; don't make the tape too tight as this could cause constriction. If the blister is not burst, care must be taken that the tape does not force the blister to spread further. You can't use adhesive promoter at this point as there is only blister you could adhere to.
* Gently smooth the tape over the end of the toe, pinching into a few large folds.
* Cut the folds away, leaving a smooth covering.
* Apply tape 'bridges' between the tape over the toe and the foot itself.
* Dust in powder so the excess adhesive does not stick to the socks.
* If Injinji socks are not used, then the tape may rub on the next toe. It may be possible to cover part of the next toe with tape to prevent this, rather than taping every toe. <gallery widths=300px heights=200px caption="Taping a completely blistered toe">File:IMG 0107.JPG|Carefully wrap the toe in the tape. There is no adhesive promoter at this point as the toe is completely blistered. File:IMG 0108.JPG|After the first wrap, you should end up with a cylinder of tape, ready for the next stage.File:IMG 0109.JPG|Gently pinch the ends of the cylinder of tape together to cover the end of the toe. Aim for three large folds that can be snipped off. File:IMG 0110.JPG|Cut the folds off with small scissors. You need to cut nearly all of the fold off, but not too much as a little bit of overlap is useful for keeping the tape together. File:IMG 0112.JPG|Apply adhesive promoter to the skin behind the blistered area, and over the top of the tape where the tag in the next stage will be applied. File:IMG 0113.JPG|Use a tag of tape to link the tape covering the blistered toe to the foot itself. </gallery> 
==Side of the big toe==
This is basically the same as the partially blistered toe, but there is a stronger case for cutting open the toe box of the shoe near the blister.

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