An absorbent article (20) for personal hygiene having a front edge (10) and a back edge (12) and comprising a liquid impermeable backsheet (25), a liquid permeable topsheet (24), an absorbent core (28) and a pair of barrier leg cuffs (34) disposed symmetrically relative to the longitudinal axis. Each barrier leg cuff is defined by a proximal edge (36) attached to the rest of the article and an elasticized terminal edge 38 that can protrude upwards. The topsheet (24) comprises a raisable region (240) that is attached to the barrier leg cuffs at a position away from the proximal edge of the barrier leg cuff and not to the chassis of the article underneath, so that when the barrier leg cuffs are raised, the raisable region is lifted up by the barrier leg cuffs and an empty volume (300) is formed between the raisable region and the chassis of the article underneath. The article further comprises a front waist cap (62) extending inwardly from the front edge of the article and having an inward-looking edge (621) and/or a back waist cap (63) extending inwardly from the back edge of the article and having an inward-looking edge (631). A portion of the front waist cap and/or the back waist cap are raised simultaneously with the raisable portion of the topsheet. The inward-looking edge (621), (631) of the front waist cap and/or the back waist cap is not straight but comprise(s) a recess.
