Nasrin Saki, Maliheh Amani, Nazanin Zeinali Nezhad, Amirhossein Shahpar, Mohadeseh Shafiei, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Najmeh Ahramiyanpour
Brimonidine is a vasoconstrictive agent used to treat several dermatologic disorders. Here, we review the uses of brimonidine in different aspects of dermatology. We searched keywords including rosacea, erythema, topical brimonidine, dermatology, and skin disease in PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar to collect the related published articles. In a review of 15 articles, we found topical brimonidine improved the facial erythema of rosacea. In addition, it reduced the erythema associated with alcohol flushing syndrome, intense pulsed light therapy, and photodynamic therapy...
November 2022: Dermatologic Therapy