Thin people are prone to spontaneous pneumothorax, may be due to thin people themselves chest wall muscles are relatively weak, the chest wall of the subcutaneous fat stores less, the resistance to the pressure in the lungs is low, once there is a violent cough, strenuous exercise and other situations, the pressure in the lungs rise suddenly, the chest wall muscles can not block the surge of pressure in the lungs, it will be easy to cause damage to the pleura, resulting in spontaneous pneumothorax.
The subcutaneous fat and chest wall muscles of the chest wall can protect the pleura and thoracic organs to a certain extent. Individuals who are slimmer have less subcutaneous fat in the chest wall and thinner chest wall muscles, which make them less resistant to lung pressure. If the lung pressure is suddenly elevated, the fragile chest wall muscles are unable to block it, making it more likely that the pressure will break through the pleura and enter the chest cavity, causing air to accumulate in the chest cavity and resulting in a pneumothorax.
Therefore, thin people can improve chest wall muscle strength and increase subcutaneous fat storage in the chest wall by increasing exercise appropriately and boosting dietary nutrition in order to avoid the occurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax.