[saurik]

Someone did a great short story of a society where everyone got their fingernails removed for this reason (as an analogy to circumcision).

[benibela]

Apparently, in the UK many people used to have their teeth removed when marrying.

[gambiting]

Not just UK , and not just when marrying. If you could afford it, removing all your teeth before 30 was a great idea, since a rotting tooth and the subsequent infection would most likely kill you. So it just increased your chances.