The prosthesis is in constant, intimate contact with the sensitive pubic and genital areas. The specific pH balance of this region, combined with the natural bodily secretions that can linger on the surface, creates an environment that can easily increase the bacterial load or generate unpleasant odours. For this reason, it is essential that the prosthesis can be washed conveniently and thoroughly without any risk of structural damage and without requiring hyper-specialised detergents, which would be prohibitively expensive for daily maintenance.
Furthermore, the material must be strictly non-porous and chemically inert, meaning it will neither absorb biological substances nor react with them to create secondary chemical products. This inertness is a vital safety feature. Another indispensable characteristic of high-quality materials is that they are hypoallergenic: they must be biocompatible and engineered to ensure they do not release potentially harmful molecules or cause irritation during prolonged skin contact.
