Is there a way to recover hard drive data after backing up via Time Machine (from Time Capsule)?

iMac 27", Mid 2011
2.7GHz Intel Core i5
Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b)
Apple Time Capsule (May 2012)
Greetings,
Is there a way to recover the most recent version of your hard drive, after you installed an earlier version. I accidentally restored to an earlier version of my Mac Book lap top and installed it on my iMac desk top. I installed the earlier version using an Apple Time Machine and Apple Time Capsule.
I see some recovery software online, but I'm not sure if I should buy one or if there's another way to approach this problem.
The restored version has some of my files, but it's 2 full years old!
Am I dead in the water?
I appreciate any advice you can offer on alternative recovery techniques or recovery software recommendations.
Sincerely,
Chuck "dying over here" B.

Hey R,
Thanks for the quick reply.
Unfortunately the whole time I thought the TM/TC was backing up correctly as the thing was starting and stopping as if everything was fine. I guess I was blinded by the little green light that was always on. So actually it does not have a recent version of my iMac, - it only lists old 2011 and 2012 versions of my Macbook. I suppose I screwed something up at setup, and as it was hard lined (via a T5 cable) into my iMac, and the Macbook was shut down in a drawer, I never realized the error.
The restored version is less than a Gig, so there's plenty of room left on the iMac (1TB HD). As such, I'm hoping that most of the files have not really been overwritten.
I'm willing to pay to have it professionally recovered, but is that even possible?
C

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