Help getting dents and scratches out

Hi, I would really appreciate any help. I had these table legs, that I thought I could just sand a bit and then gel stain over it to clean it up. https://imgur.com/gallery/Qtishah

But when I started sanding the scratches were making thin worse and the wood doesn't really feel like wood but thin veneer on cardboard-ish material.

So I just did thick coat of gel stain on it.

Most of it is looking fine but when the light falls on it the dents and scratches at the bottom are very visible. http://imgur.com/gallery/Ls7UMHi

Is there anything I can do to reverse time or just fix this somehow.

Before and After : https://imgur.com/gallery/dT6YVwg

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