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The graft on the right has a spicule because of the transection. The spicule is actually the hair fragment or just part of the hair shaft without the follicle. One of the clinics I worked at did not allow for spicules to be transplanted so they were trimmed off. In the case at hand on the right... this would now become a 1 haired graft.
Now to further explain something about spicules... depending on the actual transection point... there are some beliefs that the transection will actually grow a hair without a follicle. But this theory is not concrete and is solely dependant upon where the transection occurs. The closer to the follicle, the increase in the likely hood that a second hair will grow. This is where Dr. Gho derived his theory of "hair multiplication". However, after a period of time, he was unable to figure out how to make the "perfect" transection" to grow 2 hairs from one.
Now on the flip side. There is another theory that spicules if left can cause an inflammation process... like an in-grown hair. Why? Because it just sits there and does not grow. Thus a foreign body reaction can occur. And with inflammation, there could be an issue of a possibility of retarding or killing the healthy follicle next to the spicule.