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Note 1 - The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 23, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	May 09, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 1 - The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount			$ 5,397,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
Extinguishment of Warrant Liabilities	572,000		572,000
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued (in Shares)	3,743,282us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement	6,000,000		4,204,000
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount	1,546,000		1,546,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)	11,305,567
Warrant Term	5 years	5 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)	940,189	382,000	382,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 0.53
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)		(36,085,000)	(36,085,000)		(29,905,000)
Accrued Interest [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Note 1 - The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	522,000
Accrued Interest [Member] \| GBS [Member]
Note 1 - The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount				211,000
Convertible Debt [Member]
Note 1 - The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	4,875,000
Viveve [Member]
Note 1 - The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued (in Shares)	3,743,282
Percentage of Total Common Stock Attributable to Viveve Capital Stock Converted	62.00%
Payment to Each Non-Accredited Investors For Converted Shares Upon Merger	16,000
GBS [Member]
Note 1 - The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other (in Shares)	943,596			943,596
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount				$ 1,750,000