Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization Organization and Description of Business Evolus, Inc., (“Evolus” or the “Company”) is a performance beauty company focused on delivering products in the self-pay aesthetic market. The Company received the approval of its first product Jeuveau^® (prabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) in February 2019. The product was also approved by Health Canada in August 2018 and the European Commission (“EC”) in September 2019. The product is a proprietary 900 kDa purified botulinum toxin type A formulation indicated for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines, also known as “frown lines,” in adults. The Company commercially launched Jeuveau^® in the United States in May 2019 and in Canada through a distributor in October 2019. The Company is headquartered in Newport Beach, California. In January 2018, the Company’s board of directors and its then-sole stockholder approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a split of shares of the Company’s common stock on a 1.6527-for-1 basis (the “Stock Split”). The Company’s then-outstanding shares of convertible Series A preferred stock (“Series A preferred stock”), the par value of the common stock, and the authorized shares of the common stock were not adjusted as a result of the Stock Split. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock, stock options, restricted stock units and related per share amounts in the accompanying financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this Stock Split for all periods presented. The Stock Split was effected on January 26, 2018. On February 12, 2018, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) and issued 5,047,514 shares of common stock, which included the exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase 47,514 additional shares of common stock, at an offering price to the public of $12.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $56,330 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, excluding other offering costs. In connection with the IPO, the Company’s then-outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock were automatically converted into 2,065,875 shares of common stock. In connection with the completion of its IPO, the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation was further amended and restated to provide for 100,000,000 authorized shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share and 10,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share. In July 2018, the Company completed a follow-on public offering and issued 3,600,000 shares of its common stock, which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 600,000 shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $20.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $67,680 from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, excluding other offering expenses. In November 2019, the Company completed a follow-on public offering and issued 5,999,550 shares of its common stock, which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 782,550 shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $13.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $73,315 from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, excluding other offering expenses. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, ALPHAEON Corporation (“Alphaeon”), which is majority-owned by Strathspey Crown Holdings Group, LLC, formerly known as SCH-AEON, LLC, (“SCH”), owned 25.8% and 56.0% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, respectively. See Note 11. Related Party Transactions, for more information. In 2019 Alphaeon changed its name to AEON Biopharma, Inc. and contributed all of the shares it held in the Company to Alphaeon 1, LLC. The Company continues to refer to the renamed AEON Biopharma, Inc. as “Alphaeon” and Alphaeon 1, LLC as “Alphaeon 1, LLC.” Liquidity and Financial Condition The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern, and do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. This basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of the Company’s assets and the satisfaction of the Company’s liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects of the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Since inception, the Company has incurred recurring net operating losses, which include operating losses of $90,034 and $46,867 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Additionally, the Company used $93,383 and $25,667 in cash for operations in the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Management expects operating losses and negative cash flows to continue for at least the next 12 months. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $109,892 in cash and cash equivalents plus $19,911 in short-term investments and an accumulated deficit of $213,059. The Company’s ability to execute on its business strategy, meet its future liquidity requirements, and achieve profitable operations, is dependent on a number of factors, including its ability to gain and expand market acceptance of its product and achieve a level of revenues adequate to support its cost structure and operate its business and sell products without infringing third party intellectual property rights. The Company believes that its current capital resources, which consist of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, are sufficient to fund operations through at least the next twelve months from the date the accompanying financial statements are issued based on the expected cash burn rate. The Company may be required to raise additional capital to fund future operations through the incurrence of additional debt allowed under existing debt arrangements, the entry into licensing or collaboration agreements with partners, sale of its equity securities, grants or other sources of financing. Sufficient funds may not be available to the Company at all or on attractive terms when needed from equity or debt financings. If the Company is unable to obtain additional funding from these or other sources when needed, or to the extent needed, it may be necessary to significantly reduce its controllable and variable expenditures and current rate of spending through reductions in staff and delaying, scaling back, or suspending certain research and development, sales and marketing programs and other operational goals.

Organization

Organization and Description of Business

Evolus, Inc., (“Evolus” or the “Company”) is a performance beauty company focused on delivering products in the self-pay aesthetic market. The Company received the approval of its first product Jeuveau^® (prabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) in February 2019. The product was also approved by Health Canada in August 2018 and the European Commission (“EC”) in September 2019. The product is a proprietary 900 kDa purified botulinum toxin type A formulation indicated for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines, also known as “frown lines,” in adults. The Company commercially launched Jeuveau^® in the United States in May 2019 and in Canada through a distributor in October 2019. The Company is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

In January 2018, the Company’s board of directors and its then-sole stockholder approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a split of shares of the Company’s common stock on a 1.6527-for-1 basis (the “Stock Split”). The Company’s then-outstanding shares of convertible Series A preferred stock (“Series A preferred stock”), the par value of the common stock, and the authorized shares of the common stock were not adjusted as a result of the Stock Split. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock, stock options, restricted stock units and related per share amounts in the accompanying financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this Stock Split for all periods presented. The Stock Split was effected on January 26, 2018.

On February 12, 2018, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) and issued 5,047,514 shares of common stock, which included the exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase 47,514 additional shares of common stock, at an offering price to the public of $12.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $56,330 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, excluding other offering costs. In connection with the IPO, the Company’s then-outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock were automatically converted into 2,065,875 shares of common stock. In connection with the completion of its IPO, the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation was further amended and restated to provide for 100,000,000 authorized shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share and 10,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share.

In July 2018, the Company completed a follow-on public offering and issued 3,600,000 shares of its common stock, which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 600,000 shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $20.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $67,680 from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, excluding other offering expenses.

In November 2019, the Company completed a follow-on public offering and issued 5,999,550 shares of its common stock, which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 782,550 shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $13.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $73,315 from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, excluding other offering expenses.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, ALPHAEON Corporation (“Alphaeon”), which is majority-owned by Strathspey Crown Holdings Group, LLC, formerly known as SCH-AEON, LLC, (“SCH”), owned 25.8% and 56.0% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, respectively. See Note 11. Related Party Transactions, for more information. In 2019 Alphaeon changed its name to AEON Biopharma, Inc. and contributed all of the shares it held in the Company to Alphaeon 1, LLC. The Company continues to refer to the renamed AEON Biopharma, Inc. as “Alphaeon” and Alphaeon 1, LLC as “Alphaeon 1, LLC.”

Liquidity and Financial Condition

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern, and do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. This basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of the Company’s assets and the satisfaction of the Company’s liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects of the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Since inception, the Company has incurred recurring net operating losses, which include operating losses of $90,034 and $46,867 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Additionally, the Company used $93,383 and $25,667 in cash for operations in the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Management expects operating losses and negative cash flows to continue for at least the next 12 months. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $109,892 in cash and cash equivalents plus $19,911 in short-term investments and an accumulated deficit of $213,059.

The Company’s ability to execute on its business strategy, meet its future liquidity requirements, and achieve profitable operations, is dependent on a number of factors, including its ability to gain and expand market acceptance of its product and achieve a level of revenues adequate to support its cost structure and operate its business and sell products without infringing third party intellectual property rights.

The Company believes that its current capital resources, which consist of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, are sufficient to fund operations through at least the next twelve months from the date the accompanying financial statements are issued based on the expected cash burn rate. The Company may be required to raise additional capital to fund future operations through the incurrence of additional debt allowed under existing debt arrangements, the entry into licensing or collaboration agreements with partners, sale of its equity securities, grants or other sources of financing. Sufficient funds may not be available to the Company at all or on attractive terms when needed from equity or debt financings. If the Company is unable to obtain additional funding from these or other sources when needed, or to the extent needed, it may be necessary to significantly reduce its controllable and variable expenditures and current rate of spending through reductions in staff and delaying, scaling back, or suspending certain research and development, sales and marketing programs and other operational goals.