Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	May 05, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Fibrocell Science, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000357097
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	fcsc
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,695,076
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes