Apparatus for blunt dissection, dilation of incisions, and separation of adhesions, the apparatus comprising: a frame; first and second belt supports mounted to the frame, the first and second belt supports being reconfigurable between a closed position and an open position; first and second continuous loop belts movably supported by the first and second belt supports, respectively, wherein the first and second continuous loop belts provide first and second outside surface face portions, respectively, and further wherein the first outside surface face portion is separated from the second outside surface face portion by a first distance when the first and second belt supports are in their closed position, and the first outside surface face portion is separated from the second outside surface face portion by a second, larger distance when the first and second belt supports are in their open position.