Online Doctor consultation is not illegal. Online doctor consultation can also give better results and also time and money. But is has some limitations. Some of the pros and cons of online Doctor consultation are mentioned below:
Pros :
Get medical advice from any where : Using this service you can get medical advice from any where. Telehealth allows you to communicate with doctors through telephone or online video call/chat. There are no location boundaries. It's best choice for rural area people.
Time : It saves more time. It providing 24/7 services. You can consult doctor at any time
Money : It saves money compared with offline consultations.
Better than self diagnosis : Instead of searching for symptoms of disease on online, online consultation is a better idea.
Support : Online doctor consultation providing 24/7 health support. You can get 24/7 access to doctor/health care consultations.
Cons :
No Physical Assistance : In online Doctor consultation, Doctor can't examine patient physically. So when the physical assistance is needed as in the case of accidents, burns, cuts, wounds etc it's not a good choice.
Also not a good option to treat chronic diseases.