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Well, yes and no. When your blade is dull you compensate for the dull edge. Usually this involves excessive pressure and this leads to skin irritation. After your razor is sharp, you probably will...

Agreed. Unfortunately if the spot is still visible it may cause trouble. However, I have used razors that had deformed edges that still shaved fine. The problem for the OP is that he may not have...

Did it at least make the bad spot disappear? If so, and if it did not scratch your strop, then you might have gotten away with it!

Well, given that he is new and does not have hones, I'm hoping that I was right.

Yes, exactly. The idea is to get it re-aligned before you start removing steel.

It does work sometimes on small dings. The odds are low but I think it is the best place to start. Given how small that one is it MIGHT work.

Your only recourse is not honing. The first step is to try stropping it out. Start on linen. Stop immediately if you are scratching or cutting the linen, but otherwise go ahead and do a hundred...