Tissue retention systems and methods

1. A tissue retention belt for maintaining tissue in a position that permits access to a body portion of a patient for a medical procedure, comprising:

an elongate flexible body having a proximal region, a distal region, and a tension zone between said proximal region and said distal region, said proximal region comprising at a lower surface thereof a first attachment surface having a first attachment feature, said distal region comprising at a lower surface thereof a second attachment surface having a second attachment feature, and said tension zone comprising a non-adhering contact region including a layer of material attached to said tension zone, said layer of material having a non-adhesive lower surface without attachment features configured so as to not adhere to skin of said patient or attach to an inanimate object.

2. The tissue retention belt of claim 1 , wherein one of said first attachment feature or said second attachment feature comprises an adhesive.

3. The tissue retention belt of claim 2 , wherein said first attachment feature and said second attachment feature each comprise said adhesive.

4. The tissue retention belt of claim 1 , wherein one of said first attachment feature or said second attachment feature comprises one of a hook and loop portion of a first hook and loop fastener.

5. The tissue retention belt of claim 4 , wherein the other of said first attachment feature or said second attachment feature comprises an adhesive.

6. The tissue retention belt of claim 1 , wherein said layer of material is removably attached to said tension zone.

7. The tissue retention belt of claim 1 , wherein said elongate flexible body monolithically comprises said proximal region, said distal region, and said tension zone.

8. The tissue retention belt of claim 7 , wherein said tension zone is configured to elongate either elastically or in-elastically.

9. The tissue retention belt of claim 1 , wherein said tension zone extends the full distance between said proximal region and said distal region.

10. The tissue retention belt of claim 1 , wherein said tension zone further comprises an auxiliary zone.

11. The tissue retention belt of claim 10 , wherein said auxiliary zone includes a lower surface comprising an auxiliary adhesive.

12. The tissue retention belt of claim 11 , wherein said auxiliary zone further comprises a removable backing covering said auxiliary adhesive, said removable backing comprising a non-adhesive surface configured to face skin of said patient.

13. The tissue retention belt of claim 12 , wherein said tension zone has a length and said auxiliary zone extends the length of said tension zone.

14. The tissue retention belt of claim 1 , wherein said distal region has a first width and said tension zone has a second width substantially the same as said first width.

15. The tissue retention belt of claim 1 , wherein said elongate flexible body has a length, said body having a relatively constant width of parallel edges over the length of said elongate flexible body.

16. A tissue retention system, comprising:

a first anchor pad comprising a first adhesive surface, the first adhesive surface being configured to adhere to a first location surface, an opposing first pad attachment surface facing away from the first adhesive surface and including one of a hook and loop portion of a first hook and loop fastener, and a first backing material removably adhered to said first adhesive surface; and

a tissue retention belt in accordance with claim 1 , wherein one of said first attachment feature or said second attachment feature comprises the other of a hook and loop portion of said first hook and loop fastener.

17. The tissue retention system of claim 16 , further including a second anchor pad comprising a second adhesive surface, the second adhesive surface being configured to adhere to a second location surface, an opposing second pad attachment surface facing away from the second adhesive surface and including one of a hook and loop portion of a a hook and loop fastener, and a second backing material removably adhered to said second adhesive surface.

18. The tissue retention system of claim 16 , wherein said tissue retention belt further comprises an auxiliary zone.

19. The tissue retention system of claim 18 , wherein said auxiliary zone forms a part of said tension zone of said tissue retention belt.