A surgical retractor having first and second elongate members with semi-circular distal ends and proximal ends with a coupling area there between for maintaining tissue away from a surgical site. One elongate member is inserted into a surgical site and serves as a template for forming a pocket therein. A second elongate member is connected to the first inside the surgical site and serves as a template for creating the opposed half of the pocket. Relatively large inplant, 14-15 cm are inserted into the pocket.
