A method and apparatus for closing a gap between tissues, comprising introducing a device head into the gap, applying a force to a portion of one tissue with the device head, applying a force to a portion of the other tissue with the device head, moving, via the device head, the first tissue into close proximity to the second tissue, maintaining, for a predetermined period of time via the device head, the one tissue and the other tissue in close proximity until the portion of the one tissue and the portion of the other tissue become cellularly adhered to one another, thereby forming a cellular aggregate connecting the tissues, and releasing from the device head the portion of the one tissue, the portion of the other tissue, and the cellular aggregate after a predetermined period of time of less than about one minute.