CO2 Fractional Laser Resurfacing Nightmare - Periorbital Area - May Be Scarred for Life. - Sarasota, FL

So, my under eyes basically look like cooked meat; and / or like I have accumulated 20-30 years worth of sun damage under my eyes. I have hyper-pigmentation under my eyes and am using the Epionce that they provided, with no significant results. The texture is rough and bumpy. I guess my next step is using a bleaching cream with a steroid in it, that most likely is going to thin the skin. The opposite of one of the reasons you get laser treatment in the first place which is to thicken the skin some.

Doctor showed me my before and afters. To his credit I notice a prominent blood vessel almost gone, and slightly thicker skin over the veins I mentioned prior. Perhaps I didn't notice the vein in comparison to the broken blood vessels I had. However, my skin texture is still horrible (bumps - doctor said it could be oil glands) and also have leathery crinkled rough ugly looking skin texture. My smooth skin texture before is gone; I did not have bumps in my tear troughs prior that were noticeable, and now I do. An estetician told me that I need stem cells to fix the damaged DNA. Doctor said 2 months on skin lightener and then if skin texture does not improve there is another cream I will be put on. I explained to the doctor that I paid money to get an intended result, and that I did not expect to pay $250 more dollars on skin care to get the result I initally paid for. The doctor was gracious and gave me products for free to use until the next follow up. Doctor said I could do a certain type of laser that reduces the look of veins. Supposedly the Espionce that I am using should not "thin" the skin because there is no steroid in it, however, since I have been using it, I notice the skin on my upper eyelids has thinned out. I was able to see blood vessels on my upper eyelids prior to laser resurfacing, after I was not able to see them after just a mildly pink hue *(some evidence of skin thickening in that area), now I can see them again. Ughk... will this laser resurfacing nightmare end? I just want my skin back to normal.

Now it appears that the skin around my eyes is thinned in addition to the weird baggy/saggy paper like texture. I can see the blue purple=ish darkness under my skin in areas that I have never seen before, like the outer parts of my lower lids. I am only 33 but look like I am in need of a lower blepharoplasty like someone with more aged eyes would have. What a dissappointment. I really wish I never had this done.