A surgical tissue connector apparatus for, in a body interior, moving a first internal body tissue to a position away from a second internal body tissue and then holding the first internal body tissue in the position without manual input, comprising: a first tissue connector that is connectable in the body interior to internal body tissue and is removable from the internal body tissue without leaving any significant damage to the internal body tissue; a second tissue connector that is connectable in the body interior to internal body tissue and is removable from the internal body tissue without leaving any significant damage to the internal body tissue; a flexible cord having a length with opposite first and second ends, the cord being connected to the first tissue connector and the second tissue connector with a portion of the cord length extending between the first tissue connector and the second tissue connector, the portion of the cord length extending between the first tissue connector and the second tissue connector is adjustable in the body interior to selectively move the first tissue connector toward the second tissue connector along the cord and allow the first tissue connector to move away from the second tissue connector along the cord; and characterized in that the first tissue connector is secured to a base, said base comprising; a housing having a hollow interior bore extending through the housing with a first end secured to the first tissue connector and a second end, with an intermediate portion of the cord connected to the second end; and a releasable one-way lock slidably disposed in the bore of the housing, said lock being slidable between a first position and a second position within the bore, wherein, in said first position, said lock engages with the intermediate portion of the cord and wherein, in said second position, the lock is disengaged from the cord, such that the cord can be pulled through the base in a first direction when the lock is in the first position. a first tissue connector that is connectable in the body interior to internal body tissue and is removable from the internal body tissue without leaving any significant damage to the internal body tissue; a second tissue connector that is connectable in the body interior to internal body tissue and is removable from the internal body tissue without leaving any significant damage to the internal body tissue; a flexible cord having a length with opposite first and second ends, the cord being connected to the first tissue connector and the second tissue connector with a portion of the cord length extending between the first tissue connector and the second tissue connector, the portion of the cord length extending between the first tissue connector and the second tissue connector is adjustable in the body interior to selectively move the first tissue connector toward the second tissue connector along the cord and allow the first tissue connector to move away from the second tissue connector along the cord; and characterized in that the first tissue connector is secured to a base, said base comprising; a housing having a hollow interior bore extending through the housing with a first end secured to the first tissue connector and a second end, with an intermediate portion of the cord connected to the second end; and a releasable one-way lock slidably disposed in the bore of the housing, said lock being slidable between a first position and a second position within the bore, wherein, in said first position, said lock engages with the intermediate portion of the cord and wherein, in said second position, the lock is disengaged from the cord, such that the cord can be pulled through the base in a first direction when the lock is in the first position.