The Burn and Wound Dr., Austell, GA (2026)

01/25/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹

Burn and wound care is a journey that extends beyond acute treatment.

Dr. Travis Perry focuses on long-term recovery, including scar management, functional outcomes, and quality of life. Through education, follow-up, and patient empowerment, he supports healing that restores not just skin—but confidence and daily function.

Compassionate care, expert guidance, and continuity are at the heart of burn and wound recovery.

01/24/2026

𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

Severe burns often require coordinated care across multiple specialties.

As part of BRCA, Dr. Travis Perry collaborates with emergency providers, burn surgeons, nurses, and transport teams to ensure seamless care—from the first phone call to definitive treatment. This team-based approach allows patients to be directed to the most appropriate facility based on injury severity and clinical needs.

Burn care is not just about treatment—it’s about coordination, precision, and experience.

01/23/2026

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲: 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 — 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄

After an abscess incision and drainage, proper wound care at home plays a critical role in healing and infection prevention. Dr. Travis Perry, MD, applies clear, patient-centered education to ensure his patients feel confident managing their incision sites safely after discharge.

What to Expect at Home
Patients typically go home with a dressing in place over the incision site. This dressing contains a slow-release antibiotic designed to support healing and reduce infection risk. Dressings are usually changed every 1–2 days until the follow-up visit.

Patients may be instructed to shower, allowing soap and water to gently rinse the incision site. After showering:

1. Pat the area dry
2. Repack the incision with antibiotic dressing
3. Cover with dry gauze

If the dressing becomes loose, it can be secured with tape. When the incision is located on the arms, hands, legs, or feet, elevation is encouraged to help prevent swelling. Some yellow or brown drainage on the dressing is normal and expected due to the antibiotic packing.

How Dr. Travis Perry Instructs Dressing Changes
Dr. Perry emphasizes clean technique and consistency:

1. Wash hands
2. Remove the outer and antibiotic dressings
3. Wash hands again
4. Clean the incision as instructed
5. Cut antibiotic dressing into strips sized to the incision
6. Gently pack the dressing into the incision
7. Cover with dry gauze and secure with tape

Warning Signs to Watch For
Dr. Perry educates patients to seek medical attention if they notice:

1. Fever of 101.5°F (38.6°C) or higher
2. Drainage that is green, tan, creamy, thick, or foul-smelling
3. Redness spreading outward from the incision
4. Worsening or increasing pain

Through clear instructions and close follow-up, Dr. Travis Perry ensures that abscess care doesn’t stop at the hospital—supporting safe healing, reducing complications, and empowering patients every step of the way.

01/22/2026

𝟮𝟰/𝟳 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗥𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿

The Burn Referral Center of America (BRCA) operates a dedicated Call Center staffed by specially trained Burn Referral Specialists who facilitate consultations, referrals, and patient transfers. Every call to the toll-free burn line is answered by a qualified specialist, ensuring rapid access to expert burn care.

Step One: Taking the Call

The Burn Referral Specialist gathers essential information from the caller, including contact details, referring provider information, and patient identification. Bilingual assistance in Spanish is available to ensure clear communication for all callers.

Step Two: Connecting to a Provider

Once initial details are obtained, the specialist immediately connects the caller to a BRCA provider and remains on the line to continue gathering critical clinical information. When indicated, the specialist also coordinates air or ground medical transport.

Step Three: Finalizing the Care Plan

Based on the discussion, the BRCA provider determines:

The most appropriate course of care based on burn severity

Patient disposition (inpatient vs. outpatient management)

The most appropriate destination facility for definitive care

Always Available, Rapid Response

24/7 consultations, referrals, and transfers

Average wait time to speak with a provider: less than 2 minutes

Dr. Travis Perry, MD, a member of the Burn Referral Center of America (BRCA), plays an integral role in this coordinated system of care. Through BRCA’s rapid-response model, Dr. Perry collaborates with referring providers nationwide to deliver timely, expert guidance—ensuring burn patients receive the right care, at the right place, at the right time.

01/21/2026

The acute phase of burn care is often followed by a long journey of reconstruction. Burn scars can be restrictive, interfere with daily activities, and impact a patient’s quality of life—frequently requiring years of reconstructive procedures.

At Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA), care does not stop once the initial injury has healed. Under the leadership of Dr. Travis Perry, MD, burn and reconstructive surgeon with JMS Burn Center, Inc. and Wellstar Cobb Hospital, patients are cared for from the time of their injury through long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Unlike many centers that refer patients elsewhere after acute healing, BRCA providers remain involved throughout the entire recovery process. This continuity of care allows for a deeper understanding of each patient’s experience, enabling more thoughtful and optimized reconstructive outcomes.

Through long-term partnerships with patients, Dr. Perry and the BRCA team are able to restore function, improve mobility, and support meaningful recovery—because burn care is not just about healing wounds, but about rebuilding lives.

01/20/2026

“Signs a Wound Is Getting Infected”

Not all infections are obvious at first.

According to Dr. Travis Perry, watch for these warning signs:
🚩 Increasing redness or warmth
🚩 Swelling or pain
🚩 Drainage or pus
🚩 Fever or foul odor

Early treatment can prevent serious complications.

If something feels off, trust your instincts — and seek expert care.

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01/19/2026

“When Should a Burn or Wound Be Seen by a Specialist?”

Not all burns and wounds heal the same. Some need expert care sooner than you think.

According to Dr. Travis Perry, burn and wound specialist, early evaluation can prevent complications like infection, delayed healing, or scarring.

🚨 Seek specialized care if you notice:
• Increasing pain or redness
• Drainage or foul odor
• Wounds not healing after 2 weeks
• Burns involving hands, face, feet, or joints

Early care saves tissue — and time.

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01/18/2026

“Why Some Wounds Heal Slowly”

Ever wonder why some wounds heal quickly while others don’t?

Dr. Travis Perry explains that slow wound healing is often linked to:
• Poor circulation
• Infection
• Repeated trauma or pressure
• Inadequate wound care

Identifying the cause early allows proper treatment and better outcomes.

Healing isn’t just about time — it’s about the right care.

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01/17/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄?

Not all severe burns are painful at first.

Deep burns can damage nerve endings, which means a patient may feel little to no pain initially—despite a serious injury.

Dr. Travis Perry, MD often reminds patients and providers that pain level alone should never determine how serious a burn is. Visual assessment, mechanism of injury, and proper evaluation are essential.

If something doesn’t look right, get it checked.

01/16/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿?

The American Burn Association (ABA) provides clear referral criteria to help ensure patients with serious burn injuries receive specialized, life-saving care.

Burn injuries that should be referred to a burn center include:
1. Partial-thickness burns involving more than 10% total body surface area (TBSA)
2. Burns involving the face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum, or major joints
3. Third-degree (full-thickness) burns in any age group
4. Electrical burns, including lightning injuries
5. Chemical burns
6. Inhalation injuries
7. Burns in patients with pre-existing medical conditions that may complicate management, prolong recovery, or increase mortality
8. Burns with concomitant trauma (e.g., fractures) in which the burn injury poses the greatest risk to morbidity or mortality. If trauma poses the more immediate threat, initial stabilization may occur at a trauma center prior to transfer. Clinical judgment and regional triage protocols should guide care.
9. Burned children treated in facilities without qualified pediatric burn personnel or equipment
10. Burn injuries in patients requiring special social, emotional, or rehabilitative support

Early referral improves outcomes.
According to Dr. Travis Perry, timely transfer to a specialized burn center is critical for optimal healing, function, and survival.

When in doubt, refer early.

01/15/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁?

According to Dr. Travis Perry, MD, FACS, Medical Director of JMS Burn Center at Wellstar Cobb Hospital, proper burn dressing prior to transport is essential to protect the wound, reduce complications, and support healing.

For emergent transport, Dr. Perry recommends using a moist saline dressing to keep the wound hydrated and minimize further tissue injury.

For patients who will be seen in clinic within the next 24–48 hours, a Polysporin, Xeroform, or dry sterile dressing is appropriate to keep the wound clean and protected until follow-up.

These simple but critical steps help ensure safer transport and better outcomes for burn patients—before they ever arrive at definitive care.

01/14/2026

Just had a wound care procedure?
𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗡

Proper aftercare plays a major role in how well (and how fast) a wound heals.

👨⚕️ Dr. Travis Perry, MD—also known as The Burn and Wound Dr.—emphasizes that meticulous post-procedure care is just as important as the procedure itself.
As part of JMS Burn Center, Inc. and Wellstar Cobb Medical Center in Atlanta, Dr. Perry applies evidence-based wound care practices to support optimal healing and long-term outcomes.

Your healing doesn’t stop after the procedure—it continues with how you care for your skin every day. 💙
Always follow your provider’s instructions and reach out if something doesn’t feel right.

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