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A perianal support device is provided that is configured to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue damage in the perianal region of the body. A method is provided to apply the perianal support device to patients during childbirth to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue dama

A perianal support device is provided that is configured to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue damage in the perianal region of the body. A method is provided to apply the perianal support device to patients during childbirth to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue damage in the perianal region of the body.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of supporting tissue using a compressive force on the tissue during a medical procedure without obstructing the area of a medical procedure, comprising: adhesively adhering directly to a patient's skin an adhesive surface of a first anchor pad, the first anchor pad h

What is claimed is: 1. A method of supporting tissue using a compressive force on the tissue during a medical procedure without obstructing the area of a medical procedure, comprising: adhesively adhering directly to a patient's skin an adhesive surface of a first anchor pad, the first anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width, the first anchor pad having an opposing first selective attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface, the first selective attachment surface including a hook portion of a hook and loop fastener; adhesively adhering an adhesive surface of a second anchor pad to a second anchoring location such that the area of the medical procedure is not between the first and the second anchor pads, the second anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width, the second anchor pad having an opposing second selective attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface, the second selective attachment surface of the second anchor pad including a hook portion of a hook and loop fastener; attaching a first portion of an elongated tension member to one of the first and second selective attachment surfaces of the respective first and the second anchor pads, the first portion including a third selective attachment surface having a loop portion of the hook and loop fastener; applying a force on tissue of the patient; attaching a second portion of the elongated tension member to the other of the first and second selective attachment surfaces of the respective first and the second anchor pads in a manner that the elongated tension member spans the distance between the first and second anchor pads and is located so as to not obstruct access to the area of the medical procedure; and maintaining a force on the tissue with the elongated tension member and the first and second anchor pads while performing the medical procedure. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion and second portion of the tension member are connected to each by a centrally disposed support member. 3. The method of claim 1, including: delivering a baby; and removing the first anchoring pad from the patient's skin. 4. The method of claim 1, including: unfastening the tension member from a first position on one of the first and second anchor pads; and refastening the tension member to the one of the first and second anchor pads in a second position different from the first position. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein maintaining a force on the tissue includes orienting the tension member in an angled direction not perpendicular to the first selective attachment surface. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein orienting the tension member in an angled direction includes orienting the tension member to extend in a direction tangent to a curved portion of one of the first and second anchor pads. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first anchor pad includes a pad width and a pad length, with the pad length being greater than the pad width, and wherein the tension member includes a width and a length, with the length being greater than the width, wherein adhesively adhering includes orienting the first anchor pad and the tension member so that the pad length is transverse to the length of the tension member. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right flank of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes placing the second anchor pad on the other of the left and right flank of the patient. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right hips of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes placing the second anchor pad on the other of the left and right hips of the patient. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right buttocks of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes placing the second anchor pad on the other of the left and right buttocks of the patient. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right thighs of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes placing the second anchor pad on the other of the left and right thighs of the patient. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein adhesively adhering to a second location includes adhesively adhering to an inanimate object. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the inanimate object is a table. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes adhering the second anchor pad at a location spaced from the first anchor pad by at least the width of the patient. 15. A method of supporting tissue using a compressive force on the tissue during a medical procedure, comprising: adhesively adhering directly to a patient's skin an adhesive surface of a first anchor pad, the first anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width, the first anchor pad having an opposing first selective attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface, the first selective attachment surface including a hook portion of a hook and loop fastener; adhesively adhering an adhesive surface of a second anchor pad to a second anchoring location, the second anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width, the second anchor pad having an opposing second selective attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface, the second selective attachment surface of the second anchor pad including a hook portion of a hook and loop fastener; attaching a first portion of an elongated tension member to one of the first and second selective attachment surfaces of the respective first and the second anchor pads, the first portion including a third selective attachment surface having a loop portion of the hook and loop fastener; applying a force on tissue of the patient; attaching a second portion of the elongated tension member to the other of the first and second selective attachment surfaces of the respective first and the second anchor pads; and maintaining a force on the tissue with the elongated tension member and the first and second anchor pads wherein adhesively adhering to a second location includes adhesively adhering to an inanimate object. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the medical procedure is delivering a baby, the method comprising: delivering the baby; and removing the first anchoring pad from the patient's skin. 17. The method of claim 15, including: unfastening the tension member from a first position on one of the first and second anchor pads; and refastening the tension member to the one of the first and second anchor pads in a second position different from the first position. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein maintaining a force on the tissue includes orienting the tension member in an angled direction not perpendicular to the first selective attachment surface. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein orienting the tension member in an angled direction includes orienting the tension member to extend in a direction tangent to a curved portion of one of the first and second anchor pads. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein the first anchor pad includes a pad width and a pad length, with the pad length being greater than the pad width, and wherein the tension member includes a width and a length, with the length being greater than the width, wherein adhesively adhering includes orienting the first anchor pad and the tension member so that the pad length is transverse to the length of the tension member. 21. The method of claim 15, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right flank of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes placing the second anchor pad on the other of the left and right flank of the patient. 22. The method of claim 15, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right hips of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes placing the second anchor pad on the other of the left and right hips of the patient. 23. The method of claim 15, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right buttocks of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes placing the second anchor pad on the other of the left and right buttocks of the patient. 24. The method of claim 15, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right thighs of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes placing the second anchor pad on the other of the left and right thighs of the patient. 25. The method of claim 15, wherein adhesively adhering the first anchor pad includes placing the first anchor pad on one of the left and the right flanks of the patient, and adhesively adhering the second anchor pad to an inanimate object includes adhering the second anchor pad to a table. 26. The method of claim 15, wherein adhesively adhering the second anchor pad includes adhering the second anchor pad at a location spaced from the first anchor pad by at least the width of the patient. 27. The method of claim 15, wherein attaching a second portion of the elongated tension member comprises spanning the distance between the first and second anchor pads and being located such that the tension member does not obstruct access to an area of a medical procedure.