A friend of mine lost the tip of his finger to a grinding wheel years back. The end was so mashed up that the tip healed in a bizarre way; almost with a flared and flat, anvil or inverted bell shaped end. I was trying to empathize with him after it healed and he said "Hey, it's not all bad, the flat part is perfect for getting the last of the yogurt out of the bottom corners of those individual yogurt cups at lunch!"
Talk about looking at the bright side.
Hope the little guy makes a quick recovery. Long Chile was a silly place.