A disposable open-type absorbent hygiene article having a longitudinal direction (y) and a transverse direction (x), perpendicular to said longitudinal direction (y), and comprising an absorbent assembly and an elastic back panel, said absorbent assembly comprising a first portion and a second portion, and opposing side edges extending in said longitudinal direction (y) from said first portion to said second portion, said elastic back panel extends in said longitudinal direction (y) between a first edge and a second edge, the elastic back panel is permanently joined to said second portion of said absorbent assembly so as to extend beyond said side edges of said absorbent assembly in said transverse direction (x) of said article, so as to form elastic side portions configured to contact and be fastened to said first portion of said absorbent assembly when said absorbent article is worn, such that said second edge of said elastic back panel forms a continuous waist edge at the back and sides of the wearer when said article is worn, and such that said first edge of said elastic back panel in said elastic side portions, together with side edges of said absorbent assembly, form leg openings around the legs of the wearer when said article is worn, wherein said elastic back panel comprises a panel material comprising elastic threads extending in said transverse direction (x) and being spaced apart from each other in said longitudinal direction (y), said elastic threads providing elasticity to said elastic back panel, and said elastic back panel comprises no or only disabled elastic threads in a waist fringe region extending over a longitudinal length (Lw) from said second edge of said back panel towards said first edge of said back panel, wherein said length (Lw) is at least 3 mm. said absorbent assembly comprising a first portion and a second portion, and opposing side edges extending in said longitudinal direction (y) from said first portion to said second portion, said elastic back panel extends in said longitudinal direction (y) between a first edge and a second edge, the elastic back panel is permanently joined to said second portion of said absorbent assembly so as to extend beyond said side edges of said absorbent assembly in said transverse direction (x) of said article, so as to form elastic side portions configured to contact and be fastened to said first portion of said absorbent assembly when said absorbent article is worn, such that said second edge of said elastic back panel forms a continuous waist edge at the back and sides of the wearer when said article is worn, and such that said first edge of said elastic back panel in said elastic side portions, together with side edges of said absorbent assembly, form leg openings around the legs of the wearer when said article is worn, wherein said elastic back panel comprises a panel material comprising elastic threads extending in said transverse direction (x) and being spaced apart from each other in said longitudinal direction (y), said elastic threads providing elasticity to said elastic back panel, and said elastic back panel comprises no or only disabled elastic threads in a waist fringe region extending over a longitudinal length (Lw) from said second edge of said back panel towards said first edge of said back panel, wherein said length (Lw) is at least 3 mm.