Fan placement is most often used for edema. The design is meant to minimize pressure and encourage lymphatic draining. The fan is created by cutting the strip of Kinesio tape longitudinally three times, leaving the final 2 inches uncut. This gives you four narrow strips that fan out from the solid base.

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