eCO2 Laser Resurfacing Tightened my Eye Area - Florida

I think the tightness I felt around my eyes was due to my malar bags being damaged and swollen. When I asked the surgeon who performed this procedure about hallowness around my eyes (due to the elevation of my cheek area) he stated the eCO2 could not hallow out the under eye area. I disagree with him and now I seem to have constant problems with swelling under the left eye which I never had prior to the procedure. I really upset about this and would tell anyone considering the eCO2 to not have it done.

Had an eCO2 laser resurfacing 12 weeks ago on entire face. pros- face feels tighter especially around the upper and lower eye area. Small amount of tightness in lower cheek area (not as much as I wanted). cons- took at least 2 months to recover, though was told only one weeks time to recover. Redness persists, at 3 months still pink in areas. Complexion does not seem as good as prior to procedure (redness, some small white spots, a few small brown spots-these spots can be covered with makeup), once all redness goes away the complexion may be better. Would like to have photofacials to even out the complexion. Is it too soon? Can I use a whitening gel with 2% hydroquinone to help even skin tone and not worry about irreversible black spots. My skin type is light American Irish.