Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue from product sales	$ 68	$ 69	[1]	$ 156	$ 113	[1]
Cost of sales	1,930	2,321	[1]	6,523	5,968	[1]
Gross loss	(1,862)	(2,252)	[1]	(6,367)	(5,855)	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,902	2,632	[1]	7,719	9,594	[1]
Research and development expenses	8,357	426	[1]	10,753	1,294	[1]
Operating loss	(13,121)	(5,310)	[1]	(24,839)	(16,743)	[1]
Other income (expense)
Warrant income (expense)	188	14,545	[1]	(129)	17,192	[1]
Derivative revaluation income (expense)		1,894	[1]		(23)	[1]
Interest expense		(140)	[1]		(586)	[1]
Extinguishment of debt					(4,421)	[1]
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(12,933)	10,989	[1]	(24,968)	(4,581)	[1]
Deferred tax benefit			[1]		2,500	[1]
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(12,933)	10,989	[1]	(24,968)	(2,081)	[1]
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(4)	5	[1]	(13)	(1)	[1]
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		443	[1]		443	[1]
Net (loss) income	(12,937)	11,437	[1]	(24,981)	(1,639)	[1]
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(4)	[1]		(24)	[1]
Net (loss) income attributable to Fibrocell Science, Inc. common shareholders	$ (12,937)	$ 11,433	[1]	$ (24,981)	$ (1,663)	[1]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
basic			[1]			[1]
diluted			[1]			[1]
Income from deferred tax benefit-basic and diluted					$ 0.64	[1]
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax-basic and diluted		$ 0.11	[1]		$ 0.11	[1]
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders per common share
basic	$ (0.48)	$ 2.89	[1]	$ (0.94)	$ (0.43)	[1]
diluted	$ (0.48)	$ (1.27)	[1]	$ (0.94)	$ (0.43)	[1]
Weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding	27,158,394	3,957,231	[1]	26,543,099	3,887,530	[1]
Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding	27,158,394	3,957,231	[1]	26,543,099	3,887,530	[1]

[1] Restated