Quote - Hi Jason... 

I believe the mark that was removed was a shadows...   but then I could be wrong.... 

yes it is the shadow of the ear. I was able to still see the skin's pattern in it, albeit very dark. If you have too much contrast or poor gamma setting on your screen it might appear all black but it is not black. The skin pattern is in there, consistent and where it should be. I don't think there's a defect in the texture.