Is this a normal microneedling reaction to an aggressive treatment? (Photo)

No need to worry. Looks normal. Using a good epidermal repair cream such as ZO Revitatrol will help heal and sooth the skin. I always recommend using PRP during your microneedling treatments to speed up healing and improve overall results.
Hope this is helpful, Dr Faraz

This is a normal reaction with microneedling. I often perform the procedure with PRP and then place the patient under an LED light for faster recovery. Do not be concerned, the redness will improve quickly. This is definitely a little down-time procedure. If you had a CO2 laser performed, you would have more redness and swelling, and some crusting. Hang in there and follow the after care instructions that were given to you. Your skin will look great shortly!

Yes this is a normal reaction to microneedling, and this can take 5 days to recover depending on the depth, passes and pressure. The use of PRP has many added benefits, one of which is accelerated wound healing, all the best, Dr Davin Lim. Brisbane. Australia. 

Don't worry all looks normal! Just make sure you use good moisturizer along with your daily routine!