Taping Missing Finger Tip

My understanding is that the sensitivity should go away with time, I would make some lateral struts and then circumferential wraps above the next knuckle.  Is your goal to protect from pain?

Maybe take a look at what Tommy Caldwell did? He explained some of it in Dawn wall. Seems to have worked quite well for him.

There is a "pre-tape" adhesive that I have seen that might help. Amazon link here.  I havent used this one, but I have tried one for my ankle in the past.  It makes it hard to remove for sure.  Without pics, I don't know how we could guide the tape job.  You could probably take the foam from a cheap insole, cut, heat and form to increase padding. Hope that helps!

Hello, I lost the end 1/3 of my left ring finger crack climbing. I had surgery to sew it up and completely "round off" the distal phalange tendons, ligaments, and other remaining flesh. My finger now ends at the end of the middle phalange. I think if you have any of the residual distal phalange left it will be a longer healing process. How much finger do you have?

After surgery here was my approximate climbing dates:

4-6 weeks after surgery: bandaged with stitches. Climbing not possible. 

2-6 months after surgery: light climbing possible - painful crimping. I could tell the severed tendons were still healing. Also the finger tip was not "tough enough".

6-12 months after surgery: moderate-hard climbing possible. Finger was building up tissue and reducing sensitivity. 

18-24 months after surgery: climbing at my highest level even pre accident. 

Pre-surgery. Pinky is degloved but not permantly damaged. Ring finger is missing 90% of distal phalange. 

Ouch sorry about that.

DIP joint is gone so basically the whole tip with the joint is gone.  So joint for the tip is missing.

Sounds like basically same amount u are missing 1/3 approximately.

Do you put or tape anything else on end to create more padding?

Thanks, but no sorry needed! I always say I have 9 others. 

Yeah sounds like the same amount of finger. I do not put tape on it - but it was tender for the first 6 months. As mentioned above: Tommy Caldwell used a technique of stabbing his finger into jars of dirt/gravel to desensitize. That is probably a bit extreme unless you need to be climbing crimps ASAP and I would just recommend time. 

Also weird side effect: my finger now has terrible circulation and gets cold much more easily than any other part of my body.

Picture of it today:

I'm missing 2/3 of my middle and really like the little silicone nub glove they gave me in pt for when I'm outside in the cold.