I tried this with one of the CC1 characters (the Appearance Editor is not yet compatible with CC3 characters) and was able to apply a decal to the head:

I used a scar from ...\Reallusion\Resources\3. CC Essential Morphs & Skin - Custom Texture\Decal\Scar. For each scar there are three textures: Diffuse, Normal (_N) and Specular (_S).
I loaded the textures into the Diffuse, Normal, and Specular channels, and then adjusted the position and the scale to make it fit the way I wanted.
Here is another example: