to contact the skin, must provide a secure hold for a period of time sufficient for the healing process to progress to the point where removal of the device is appropriate. An adhesive hold period of about 7-10 days is generally suitable. Adhesive is a preferred means of attaching one or more elongated connectors to a adhesive-backed anchoring member. In one embodiment, adhesive is applied to at least a portion of the lower surface of the elongated connectors for attaching the elongated connectors of one of the two components to the applied anchoring member of the other component. Alternatively, or additionally, adhesive may be applied to a portion of the upper surfaces of the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members. Release liners are used to protect applied adhesives prior to application of the device. The elongated connectors have two parts or portions, an attached portion and a bridging portion. The attached portion of the elongated connectors, as the name indicates, is that portion which is attached to the anchoring member of the opposing component following application of the device. The bridging portion is the portion of the elongated connector or members which spans the over-1aceration area. In further refined embodiments, the lower surface of the bridging portion contains less adhesive than the attached portion. In preferred embodiments, the entire bridging portion of the one or more elongated connectors is free of adhesive or, alternately, have adhesive but this is blocked with another film (kill layer) to render the adhesive in the bridging portion nonfunctional. As mentioned above, the dimension of the elongated connectors is strap-like in that their width is substantially greater than their thickness. In light of the fact that the point of attachment between the first and second elongated components is between the underside of attached portions of elongated connectors with the upper surface of attached elongated components, maximizing the area of contact will result in a more secure closure of the device because the area of adhesive contact is maximized. Thus, from the standpoint of security of closure, wider attached portions are preferred. However, as the width of all the elongated connectors is increased, the distance between elongated connectors necessarily is decreased. It is extremely important that there be enough distance between adjacent elongated connectors to facilitate fine adjustment of the device as the second anchoring member is being positioned, and after the two anchoring members are positioned, but prior to fixing their relationship by attaching elongated connectors to anchoring members. • Elongated Connectors