Photos showing the alleged permanent injuries suffered by Real Housewives of Atlanta star Shamea Morton are circulating online, just as the doctor she’s suing asks a judge to toss the case entirely.
At the center of the legal fight is a chemical peel Shamea Morton says left her with second-degree burns, blistering, and lasting scars. Shamea and her husband, Gerald Mwangi, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in October 2025 against Dr. Jing Jing Wong Harris and her Atlanta-based practice, Pretty Faces Atlanta. The suit traces everything back to a March 13, 2024, appointment that Morton says should never have happened.
According to the filing, Shamea arrived for a cosmetic treatment but alleges she was an inappropriate candidate for a chemical peel due to her diagnosis of tinea versicolor, a fungal skin condition. The lawsuit claims she should have been referred to a licensed dermatologist rather than treated at the med spa. Even without that condition, Shamea argues the peel was unsuitable for her skin type as a Black woman, especially without any prior skin preparation or gentler corrective treatments.
Things allegedly escalated once the procedure began. Shamea claims the peel was performed by a third party without Dr. Harris’s direct supervision and that the chemicals used were far too aggressive. The filing paints a disturbing picture, alleging Shamea cried out in pain as her skin burned.
Her attorney says her screams were so loud that Dr. Harris entered the room only then, asking what was happening. When Shamea reported severe pain, the suit claims Dr. Harris dismissed her reaction as dramatic. It further alleges that Dr. Harris sprayed an unknown solution onto Morton’s back after seeing her in tears.
Shamea says the damage was already done. She claims she left the appointment with second-degree burns, blistering, and scarring that she says will be permanent. Her legal team has called the incident unacceptable and says it plans to seek full justice under the law, though the exact amount of damages has not been disclosed.
Now, the doctor is pushing back.
In court documents filed in December 2025 and obtained by Us Weekly, Dr. Harris denied all allegations and asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit. She claims any injuries Morton suffered were due to factors beyond her control. Dr. Harris says she was present and supervising during the procedure, which was performed by a nurse, and acknowledges that Shamea experienced discomfort. She also says she applied a neutralizing spray when Shamea complained.
While Dr. Harris admitted that Shamea Morton had an unexpected reaction to the peel, she firmly denied responsibility or liability for the injuries and argued that the case should not move forward.
For now, the case sits with the court, with two sharply different versions of the same appointment. One side says negligence caused permanent harm. The other says it was an unfortunate but unforeseeable reaction. The final decision will determine whether Shamea Morton gets her day in court—or whether the case ends before it ever reaches a jury.
