What Is Not Covered Property of Bind Benefits, Inc., d/b/a Surest. All rights reserved © 2026. 48 k) Treatment for hair growth. l) Treatment received outside the United States. m) Wrinkle removal. Nutrition 73. Enteral feedings and other nutritional and electrolyte formulas, including infant formula, blenderized food, and donor breast milk, unless they are the only source of nutrition or unless they are specifically created to treat inborn errors of metabolism such as phenylketonuria (PKU) This exclusion does not apply to enteral formula and other modified food products for which Benefits are provided as described under Enteral Nutrition in Section 5.1 (Covered Health Services). 74. Nutritional or Cosmetic therapy using high-dose or mega quantities of vitamins, minerals or elements, and other nutrition-based therapy. Examples include supplements, electrolytes, and foods of any kind (including high-protein foods and low-carbohydrate foods). 75. Nutritional education that is non-disease specific, such as general good eating habits, calorie control or dietary preferences (e.g., vegetarian, macro-biotic). Physical Appearance 76. Cosmetic Procedures such as: a) Hair removal or replacement by any means, except as part of a genital reconstruction procedure by a physician for the treatment of Gender Dysphoria. b) Liposuction or removal of fat deposits considered undesirable, including fat accumulation under the male breast and nipple. c) Pharmacological regimens, nutritional procedures, or treatments. d) Scar or tattoo removal or revision procedures (such as salabrasion, chemosurgery, and other such skin abrasion procedures). e) Skin abrasion procedures performed as a treatment for acne. f) Treatments for hair loss. g) Treatments for skin wrinkles or any treatment to improve the appearance of the skin. h) Treatment for spider veins of the lower extremities when it is considered Cosmetic. i) Varicose vein treatment of the lower extremities when it is considered Cosmetic. 77. Excision or removal of hanging skin on any part of the body, unless determined to be Medically Necessary. Examples include plastic surgery procedures called abdominoplasty, brachioplasty and panniculectomy. 78. Physical conditioning programs such as athletic training, bodybuilding, diversion or general motivation, exercise, fitness, flexibility, health club memberships and programs, and spa treatments. 79. Reconstructive surgery where there is another more appropriate covered surgical procedure or when the proposed Reconstructive surgery offers minimal improvement in your appearance. This exclusion shall not apply to breast